Calories In a Mango

The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While other Mangifera species (e.g. horse mango, M. foetida) are also grown on a more localized basis, Mangifera indica – the common mango or Indian mango – is the only mango tree commonly cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions, and its fruit is distributed essentially worldwide.

It is related to the pistachio and cashew trees. The mango is round, oval or kidney-shaped, depending on the variety. Its thin, smooth skin is green, yellow or scarlet. It can be tinted with red, purple, pink or orange-yellow. Its orange-yellow flesh is often mild-flavored like the peach, which has earned it the nickname "the peach of the tropics." It is sometimes fibrous but more often smooth, melting, juicy, sweet and aromatic, depending on the variety. The flesh clings to a large, flat seed. Its slightly acidic and spicy taste can be surprising.

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