Mango

Mangifera indica

fruit

The stone fruit of a large tree 10 to 25 metres tall from eastern India and Burma, one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees. 100 g provide 36 mg of vitamin C, along with beta-carotene.

Origin

India and Myanmar

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

The skin is eaten in some countries, but it carries urushiol, the poison-ivy molecule: in sensitive people it irritates the mouth. The pit is left.

Molecules

Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Vitamin CIn small amounts, not counted Vitamin E

Did you know?

It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and the Philippines; in the Middle Ages, the poet Amir Khusrau called it “the fairest fruit of Hindustan”.