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A delicious Fruit Mango

Description 
A native south Asian fruit  called Mango is belong to the genus mangifera, which is stone and flesh fruit also you can say  The most popular fresh fruit in the world,species of mangoes mostly can find as wild mangoes in nature,highest concentration of Mangifera genus is situated in western part of Malesia (Sumatra, Java and Borneo) and in Burma and India.mango is the national tree of Bangladesh. Mangifera indica also known as the national fruit of India and the Philippines as it say so.

Types of mangoes in SriLanka

Mango types can be changed country by country,with the language and religion views,also with the pronunciation.so it,s up to you to discover more,these are the variation in Sri Lanka how it pronounce with their types.

Dry Zone                                   Intermediate Zone               Wet Zone 

Karuthakolomban                      Karuthakolomban                Vellaicolomban

Willard Vellaicolomban,          Vellaicolomban                   Gira amba

Ambalavi,                                 Willard                                Peterprasand

Chembatan,                               Bettiamba                             Dampara

Malwana(Underground)            Malwana(Underground)

find more about types of mango

1. http://www.mango.org/varieties-and-availability
2.http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/fruit/varieties_mango.htm

3.Australia-http://www.mangoes.net.au/homegrown/varieties.aspx

4.India-http://theindianvegan.blogspot.com/2012/11/varieties-of-mangos-in-india.html

Nutrition Facts

Mango gives us so much of nutrition facts like other fruits and much more.

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 250 kJ (60 kcal)                      Carbohydrates -   15 g
 Sugars - 13.7                                         Dietary fiber -      1.6 g
Fat-0.38 g                                               Protein -              0.82 g
Vitamin A equiv. -54 µg (7%)            beta-carotene- 640 µg (6%)
lutein and zeaxanthin- 23 µg                   Thiamine (vit. B1)- 0.028 mg (2%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2) 0.038 mg (3%)        Niacin (vit. B3)- 0.669 mg (4%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)-0.197 mg (4%)    Vitamin B6- 0.119 mg (9%)
Folate (vit. B9) 43 µg (11%)            Choline-    7.6 mg (2%)
Vitamin C 36.4 mg (44%)                Vitamin E -       0.9 mg (6%)
Vitamin K 4.2 µg (4%)                     Calcium-    11 mg (1%)
Iron 0.16 mg (1%)                                  Magnesium- 10 mg (3%)
Manganese 0.063 mg (3%)                Phosphorus- 14 mg (2%)
Potassium 168 mg (4%)                   Sodium-     1 mg (0%)
Zinc      0.09 mg(1%)

Health Benifits
mangoes are also a powerful medicinal food, as they contain nutrients that can help clear up skin, promote eye health, stave off diabetes, and even prevent the formation and spread of cancer.

• eating mangoes every day can help moderate and even lower blood sugar levels, despite their natural sugar content.
• eating mango can also help decrease inflammation and resulting high cholesterol,mangoes actually work better than cholesterol drugs at naturally balancing and optimizing cellular function throughout the body.
• eating mangoes block the formation of various health conditions included under the banner of metabolic syndrome.
• mango consumption helps lower insulin resistance and improve glucose tolerance in test mice.
• mangoes help normalize lipid levels throughout the blood, which in turn can help prevent the development of cardiovascular disease.
• Eating mangoes can also help you avoid cancer                                                      find more at 1.http://www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/mango-health-benefits.htm                                                                                                        2.http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/17-reasons-why-you-need-a-mango-every-day/

                                                                                                                                 

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