Mango

The birthplace of mango is India, where this fruit has been one of the favourites both for noblemen and the people of lower rank for 4 000 years. One of the Great Mongol dynasty rulers Celal-ad-din Akbar became famous not only as a clever politician, but also as a farsighted farmer, who commanded to lay out a garden in the plain of the Ganges with 100 000 mango trees. People have already known for a long time the healing qualities of mango. Mango has a high energy value, it has a lot of vitamin A, C, E, calcium, iron, magnesium and manganese. According to the recent medical studies, the use of this fruit wards off cancer cells, it has an ability to heal, which is useful for treating rheumatic disease and diabetes.

Origin: Pakistan, Bangladesh
Major planters: India, China, Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand