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Mango Fruit -  Overview

By Yanti

Mango Fruit

Mango fruit came from India around the border with Burma; mango fruits have spread to Southeast Asia at least since the year 1500 the set. Mango fruit is also known in various local languages, such as mempelam  (Malaya), poh (java), pelem, and others.

Mango fruit have various shapes, sizes, colors, and taste. The form of the mango is full of rounded, long rounded, and rounded flat. The color of mango may be yellow, orange, red or green when ripe, depending on the cooking cultivar. When, the unpeeled fruit gives special a sweet resinous smell

Mango trees is high level structure of the stem that include arboreus groups, the mango plant have a high wooden stem more than 5 m. high mango tree can reach 10-40 m and can reach the age of 10 years or more.

Mango nutrition
Mango fruit contains essential vitamins and dietary minerals such as vitamins A, B, B6, C, E and K. Mango fruits also contain other essential nutrients such as potassium, copper and 17 amino acids are at good levels. Mango peel and pulp contain other phytonutrients, such as the pigment antioxidants – Polyphenols and carotenoids – and omega-3 and -6 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Mango peel contains pigments that may have Antioxidant properties, including carotenoids, such as the provitamin A compound, beta-carotene, lutein and alpha-carotene,  Polyphenols such as quercetin, kaempferol, gallic acid, caffeic acid, catechins, and tannins.

Mango health benefits

Antioxidant and protect from cancer
Beta-carotene on vitamins of mango can provide benefits as antioxidants, which Antioxidant this can provide protection against cancer because it can neutralize free radicals. Free radical is molecule-unstable molecules produced by normal chemical processes the body, the sun or cosmic radiation, cigarette smoke, and other environment-influence.

Heart disease
Mango fruit is a rich source of vitamin A (beta-carotene), E and selenium which help to protect against heart disease and other ailments.

Stroke
Potassium in the mango helps improve regularity heartbeat, the muscle contraction, and blood pressure. Consumption of adequate potassium can reduce the effect of natrium increase in blood pressure, and feel free to contribute to the decline because of the risk of stroke.

Anemia
Mango fruit is a good source of vitamin C which would be expected to enhance the absorption of iron. The iron in mango helps to reduce pregnant women and people from anemia.

Asthma symptoms

The anti-inflammatory properties of mango fruit might help alleviate asthma symptoms.

Sex life
The Vitamin E present in mango fruit helps hormonal system function more efficiently and thus, boosts sex life.