For Russia, this fruit is exotic, so not everyone knows what a mango is, how to cut it right and eat it. The fruit is recommended to clean, because mango is an allergenic product, especially its peel. Flesh pulp is useful in many diseases, thanks to the high content of valuable trace elements and vitamins.
Benefit and harm of mango
In nature, this fruit grows in India. The mango tree is very tall and has many different names: Logan berry, lemon aspen, lokva. Useful properties are only a ripe fruit. However, not everyone knows how to determine the ripeness of the fetus in appearance, because it can be orange or green. Attention should be paid to the aroma( especially at the stems), shiny skin, elasticity when pressing. Unripe mango contains a lot of starch, which later turns into a variety of sugars: maltose, glucose or sucrose.
Fresh fruit contains valuable carbohydrates, proteins, fiber, but the most important component of mango is vitamin A. Therefore, it is recommended to eat this product for people who have vision problems( dryness of the cornea, "night blindness" and other diseases).In addition, the fruit is rich in vitamins of group B, C, D, iron, phosphorus, calcium. The mango composition is comparable to an apple, so you can safely include it in your daily diet.
Regularly eat mango useful for the prevention of infectious diseases( eg, rhinitis, ARI, sore throat), improve immunity, prevent cancer. The fruit is a product of Thai folk medicine and is used to improve brain function, strengthen the walls of blood vessels and cardiac muscles, as a hemostatic. Fruits with a lack of maturity can also be useful, for example, for the digestive organs and increasing the elasticity of the arteries and veins.
Mango juice is useful for drinking to prevent atherosclerosis. Researchers in Australia found that eating 250-300 grams of pulp daily, a person warns against diabetes by normalizing the level of cholesterol in the blood. Mango for weight loss is used in combination with dairy products. This diet gives an excellent result, is easily tolerated, the body receives many useful trace elements, the feeling of hunger almost does not torment the slimming.
In addition to the beneficial properties of mango can harm human health. This happens when eating more than 500 grams of immature fruit pulp per day. Such an experiment threatens irritation of the mucous throat or stomach, the formation of colic belly. If you overeat a delicious mature fruit, you can get the strongest allergic reaction, constipation or upset stomach.
Calorie content
| product type | energy value per 100 g |
|---|---|
| raw | 67 calories |
| dried | 317 calories |
Useful properties of fruit
The useful properties of mango can be judged by the chemical composition of the fruit. The orange or yellow hue, characteristic for flesh pulp, speaks about the high content of carotenoids. A huge amount of vitamins, trace elements, valuable amino acids, tannin make the product of the health deposit at an affordable price. Mangoes are recommended to eat pregnant, losing weight, people with endocrine system problems. You can not eat fruit only for children under three years old.
Useful properties of mango:
- Relieves stress, increases efficiency.
- In Asia it was used to treat plague, cholera, bleeding.
- Fruit juice helps with skin diseases.
- Fresh pulp is effective for heartburn.
- Helps to cleanse the body of harmful deposits.
- Promotes weight loss.
- Immature fruit helps with dysentery, chronic dyspepsia, intestinal disorders.
Crude
Useful properties of fresh flesh pulp are as follows:
- Prevents the formation of cancer cells.
- Promotes the destruction of free radicals.
- Normalizes the pressure.
- Removes harmful substances from the body.
- Calms the nerves.
- Regulates metabolic processes.
Dried
In dried form, the fruit can replace sweets for tea. In addition to the unusual taste, it is worth noting that the dried fruit pulp has useful properties:
- Normalizes the digestive tract.
- Absorbs the effect.
- Prevents the appearance of anemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis.
Mango oil
If you want to have a beautiful, healthy skin, as in the photo in glossy magazines, then pay attention to the oil that is extracted from the bones of this fruit. It is widely used in cosmetology, adding to a variety of caring products for the hands, body, face. The use of this oil helps fight micro-inflammation, triggers regenerating processes, promotes moisturizing, softening of the skin. The product is used by dermatologists for the treatment of psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema. The oil of mango bones can remove itching after insect bites.
Contraindications
In some cases, this product loses useful properties and may harm your health, for example:
- when taken with alcohol;
- if the person has a sensitive gastric mucosa;
- at the age younger than 3 years;
- for individual intolerance.
Is it possible to eat mango during pregnancy?
The benefits of mangoes for women who are waiting for the birth of a baby are undeniable. The fruit contains vitamins A, B9, involved in the development of the placenta, the formation of the nervous system of the child, the regulation of metabolic processes. Thanks to the fiber of the fruit, a pregnant woman can stabilize the digestive process by eating mangoes in food. A large amount of iron prevents the development of a hypoxia in the future baby. However, it is necessary to be careful with the skin of the fetus, because it contains harmful resin.