Mareeba Mangoes | Gorge Creek Orchards

Mareeba Mangoes (Australian)

including the one and only yellow-fleshed Aussie favourite,

the Kensington Pride mango !!!!!!

Kensington Pride | R2E2 | Keitt | Kent

AMAZING MANGO FACTS - WHY A LITTLE PIECE OF GOLDEN FRUIT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!

Health & Beauty could be just a Mango away!

· Mangos are bursting with protective nutrients! The vitamin content depends upon the variety and maturity of the fruit,

when the mango is green the amount of Vitamin C is higher, as it ripens the amount of beta-carotene (Vitamin A) increases.

· Mangoes have antioxidant properties, which help reduce the risk for certain diseases, including cancer, and help fight

and prevent infection; growth and repair of cells, tissues and skin; relieving allergy symptoms.

· Just one mango contains 1-3 times your recommended daily intake of Vitamin C and beta-carotene – a cancer fighting antioxidant.

Mangoes also contain all 4 recognised anti-oxidants (namely Vitamin A, Vitamins C & E and Selenium) that prevent Heart Disease,

Cancer and Diabetes - the three biggest killers in the western world.

· Additionally, Mangoes contain a water soluble fibre which helps prevent cancer of the digestive tract along with all the important B

complex (anti -stress) vitamins and the all important minerals such as Iron, Calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, Zinc, Folic acid, Selenium.

· According to one US Natural Health Consultant, Mangoes can even help your sex life!! Containing about 3.5 mg of Vitamin E in

each average mango this nutrient helps the hormonal system to function efficiently… this could be where the legend of ‘ “E” puts the “e” back in sex’ comes from!

· Every part of the mango is beneficial and has been utilised in folk remedies in some form or another. Whether the bark,

leaves, skin or pit; all have been concocted into various types of treatments or preventatives down through the centuries.

A partial list of the many medicinal properties and purported uses attributed to the mango tree are as follows: anti-viral,

anti-parasitic, anti-septic, anti-tussive (cough), anti-asthmatic, expectorant, cardiotonic, contraceptive, aphrodisiac, hypotensive, laxative, stomachic (beneficial to digestion)... and more.

· Mangoes have your skin and hair covered too. By eating mangoes you’ll be less likely to suffer from dry coarse hair

and itchy scalp, brittle nails, pimples and other skin problems – all thanks to the amazing amounts of Vitamin A and beta carotene found within just one mango.

· Mangoes have high levels of beneficial beta-carotene (a compound which your body converts into vitamin A,

a fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision, growth, cell division, reproduction and immunity.) This high level of beta-carotene

contained within mangoes can also ward of problems with your eyes, helping eyes stay healthy through preventing sties and corneal ulcers.

Mango Mania is a world wide phenomenon

· Between October and Christmas we munched our way through five million trays of Mangoes.

· More mangoes are eaten fresh all over the world than any other fruit.

· In London, Mangoes are so popular Londoners are willing to pay $15 each for one of these tropical treats.

While this seems expensive, Australian mangoes being sent to Japan can cost up to $100 each.

A mango is "ready for lunch" if it smells good. Never store unripe mangoes in the fridge. Refrigerate only ripe (soft) mangoes.
Ripe mangos may be refrigerated whole and unpeeled for 4-5 days. Peeled, sliced and covered fruit can be stored for 3 days in refrigeration.
Mangoes contain nearly three times the Vitamin C of Paw Paws.

· The mango is one of the first fruits to be cultivated by man. Generally consensus exists, amongst horticulturists and historians that the edible mango originated in India.

Mangoes are sometimes called "the apple of the tropics", but are also known as the ‘king of fruit’ throughout the world.
Mangoes have a sacred role in India. Buddha was presented with a grove of mango trees in which to rest, and ever since,
the Mango tree has come to be seen as something that grants wishes, as well as a symbol of love.
There are over 20 million metric tons of mangos grown throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world.
The over 1,000 known mango cultivars are derived from just two strains of mango seed - monoembryonic (single embryo) and polyembryonic (multiple embryo).