Sweet, yummy and nice!
- Mangoes are fleshy, and sometimes furry, stonefruit (See Nectarines to see what a stonefruit is!).
- The mango is the national fruit of India, Philippines and Pakistan.
- In several cultures mangoes are used in many formal, public or religious ceremonies, as decoration.
- Mangoes, depending on the cultivar, are usually yellow; orange; red; or green in colour.
- Non ripened mangoes can be ripened in brown paper bags.
- Mangoes can be used in many different ways, such as chutneys, drinks, rice dishes, jelly, curries, ice cream and can be eaten pickled or raw. Many recipes include unripe sour mango.
- Mangoes are high in vitamin C.
- Mango peels and sap contain the chemical ‘urushiol’, which is in poison ivy and poison sumac.
- India is the biggest producer of mangoes – 16.34 million tons in 2010-2011, and China the second biggest with 4.35 million tons.
- The most common cultivar of mango is the ‘Alphonso’ which is typically yellow in colour.
Bibliography:
Mango 1 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango>
