Mango and its vitamin benefits
Scented and juicy, mango is a gourmet exotic fruit that has real healthy virtues! She is rich in antioxidants, fibers and vitamin C
Mango is part of anti-fatigue food
An exotic fruit that participates in cancer prevention
Mango helps protect your heart well
Mango, an ally to digest well
In what cases do not consume mango?
How do you know if a mango is ripe?
How to cut a mango
In juice, salad, main course, dessert… if mango meets all our culinary desires, it is also very interesting for health thanks to the many nutrients it contains.
Mango is part of anti-fatigue food
Rich in minerals and vitamins, especially vitamin C (37 mg per 100 g, or 46 % of recommended daily intake) and Group B vitamins, ′′ mango helps reduce fatigue and strengthens immune system, which is useful in winter ′′
An exotic fruit that participates in cancer prevention
Mango is rich in polyphenols, antioxidants that protect body cells from free radical damage. It contains other antioxidants, such as vitamin C and lupeol, which decreases cancer cell growth, especially in prostate cancer.
Mango helps protect your heart well
Mango contains digestible fibers including pectin. ′′ These substances reduce the level of bad cholesterol, and do not forget the presence of potassium that promotes heart rate control and normal blood pressure
Mango, an ally to digest well
Choosing ripe, mango can easily digest because it contains less fibers than many fruits. ′′ Its fibre content is only 1,7 g per 100 g on average. Its soluble fibers limit constipation. It also contains digestive enzymes that promote the digestion of protein consumed at the same meal. "
In what cases do not consume mango?
If you are taking anticoagulants: too frequent mango consumption can increase the risk of bleeding.
If you are allergic: latex, birch or sagebrush pollen, can be associated with a mango allergy.
How do you know if a mango is ripe?
By the fragrance she releases. And when we press the fruit slightly, it must be flexible to the touch. On the other hand, you can’t trust your color: depending on the varieties, mangoes can be green, yellow, oranges… Choose preferably mango varieties that are not fibrous, like Amélie with melting flesh, or Kent, juicy and sweet.
Mango keeps in a cool place above 6 ℃, so not in the fridge, and no more than two to three days because it damages quickly.
To mature a mango, just wrap it in a sheet of newsprint to release ethylene, a gas that accelerates its maturation.
How to cut a mango
To cut it into slices: peel the mango. Put it vertically on the cutting board. Make thin slices on each side of the core until close to the core. Present the fan slices on a plate.
To cut it into dice: cut the mango in half with its skin by cutting on each side of the core. Getting the two halves of fruit. Put them on the skin side on the cutting board. Incise the flesh by grinding, then pressing the skin to bomb before dropping it on the plate.