Unit: 1 Mango of 0,4 kg.

This fruit fleshy, tasty and refreshing, is also known as "peach of the tropics. " It is the most important member of the family of the Anacardiaceae or cashew family, genus Mangifera, which comprises about 50 species, native to Southeast Asia and surrounding islands, except the African Mangifera found in Africa. It is now acknowledged as one of the three or four finest tropical fruits.

You can find on the market throughout the year, as different producing countries produce crops at different times. However, their export is not carried out on a large scale because it is a very delicate and has to travel by air soon.

NUTRITION
Its composition is different depending on the variety concerned, but they all have in common is their high water content.

Provides a significant amount of carbohydrates as its calorific value is high. It is rich in magnesium and vitamins as referred to in provitamin A and C (200 grams of pulp cover the needs of a person of such vitamins.)

Vitamin C is involved in the formation of collagen, bones and teeth, red blood cells and enhances the absorption of iron from food, and resistance to infection. Beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A in our body as this one needs. Vitamin A is essential for vision, good skin, hair, mucous membranes, bones, and for the proper functioning of the immune system. Both vitamins also perform an antioxidant function. Potassium is a mineral necessary for the generation and transmission of nerve impulses and normal muscle activity, is involved in water balance inside and outside the cell. Magnesium is related to the functioning of the bowel, nerves and muscles, is part of bones and teeth, enhances immunity and has a mild laxative effect. It also provides fiber improves intestinal transit.