Mango - The King of Fruits

Abstract

Mango, the 'King of Fruits', is an economically significant frui t in different areas of the globe. In addition to its great tropical taste, mangoes encapsulate nutrients and make eating healthy and pleasant sensory experience. Though mango cultivation is recorded from more than 120 nations, simply more than 60% of global mango output comes from India, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Mexico. Major part of produce is eaten as fresh mangoes, however, hundreds of its processed products are also being commercially manufactured. Mangoes are low in sodium but there is sufficient amount of potassium, phosphorus and calcium in the fruit. Apart from nutritional advantages for human health, mangiferin and lupeol, natural bioactive chemicals in mango have shown many health boosting features including antitumor-promoting action.