MamasHealth.com Home Fruits Apple Avocado Blueberry Cherry Mango Mangosteen Pineapple Strawberry Tomato Links Vegetarian Information Back to Basics Wheat Grass Juicer Jack LaLanne Juicer Juice diets Omega 8003 juicer Single Auger Juicer Tips to cook fruit Freeze dried fruit vs frozen fruit Apricot jam recipe Banana jam recipe Blueberry jam recipe Boysenberry jam recipe Papaya jam recipe Peach jam recipe Pineapple jam recipe Strawberry jam recipe Tips to save the earth Email Mama Sign up for the MamasHealth Newsletter	Mango There more than 1,000 different varieties of mangos throughout the world. Mangos are grown in tropical and subtropical lowlands throughout the world. In Florida, mangos are grown commercially in Dade, Lee, and Palm Beach Counties. Mangoes are also grown as yard trees in warm locations along the southeastern and southwestern coastal areas. The most popular variety of mango grown in the United States is the Hayden. The Hayden mango is produced in Florida. Mango Nutrition One medium sized mango provides about: 107 Calories 0.84 g Protein 28 g Carbohydrate 0.45 g Total Fat 3 g Fiber 6425 IU Vitamin A 45.7mg Vitamin C 18 mg Magnesium 300 mg Potassium 20 g Calcium 0 g Cholesterol 0 g Saturated fat Buying Mangos Mangos can be purchased when completely hard. Storing Mangos Mangos can be stored at room temperature to ripen. If the mango is unripe and is stored at room temperature, it takes about a week to ripen. When fully ripened, mangoes will give easily to gentle pressure. Store ripe mangoes in the refrigerator. Ripe mangos will keep well keep well in the refrigerator for up to three days. If a mango feels too spongy to the touch, it is definitely overripe and very possibly spoiled. Color is not necessarily an indication of ripeness in a mango. Some varieties remain green even when they are ripe, while others turn golden or bright red or a combination. If you need to speed up the ripening process, place the mango in a paper bag at room temperature for a few days. Test daily for ripeness. Mango Trees Mango trees are evergreens that will grow to 60 feet tall. A mango tree will produce fruit 4 to 6 years after planting. Mango trees require hot, dry periods to set and produce a good crop. Most of the mangos sold in the United States are imported from Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean and South America.	Featured Book
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