Mango Squash

Additional Details

Mango comes in different shapes and sizes depending on cultivar types. Internally, the flesh (mesocarp) is juicy, yellow-orange color with many flexible fibrils radiating from his flat, oval-shaped stone in the center (enveloped one large seed kidney-shaped). Its flavor is pleasant and rich, sweet taste with a sweet tartness. Mango seed (stone) may be a single embryo, or sometimes polyembryonic. High-quality mango fruits should be included no or very less fiber content and minimal tartness. Mango is a tropical tree grown in many parts of India, and now his breeding was extended broad worldwide in many continents. After flowering, fruit usually grows at the end of a long chain like peduncle, sometimes more than one fruit a peduncle. Botanically, this exotic fruit belongs to the family of Anacardiaceae, a family that includes many species of tropical fruiting trees in flowering plants such as cashew nuts, pistachios, etc. 

Health Benefits:

Vitamin B-6 or pyridoxine is necessary for the production of GABA in the brain hormone.

Mango fruit is rich in dietary prebiotic fibers, vitamins, minerals and flavonoid compounds polyphenolic antioxidants.

Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and recovery of harmful oxygen free radicals.

It is also a very good source of vitamin C, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and vitamin-E.

Furthermore, it consists of moderate amounts of copper. Copper is also necessary for the production of red blood cells. In addition, the mango skin is also rich in phytonutrients such as antioxidants pigments such as carotenoids and polyphenols.

It also controls homocysteine levels in the blood, which may otherwise be harmful to the blood vessels leading to coronary artery disease (CAD), and stroke.

A new study, mango has been found to protect against cancers of the colon, breast, leukemia and prostate. Copper is a co-factor for many vital enzymes, including the cytochrome superoxide dismutase.

Mango is an excellent source of vitamin A and flavonoids like alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin. The 100 g fresh fruit provides 765 IU or 25% of the recommended daily levels of vitamin A.

Vitamin A is also necessary for the maintenance of skin healthy and Marcos. Fresh mango is a good source of potassium. The consumption of natural fruit rich in carotene is known to protect against cancers of the lung and the oral cavity.

Potassium is an important component of body cells and fluids that help control heart rate and blood pressure.