Mango: what signs will help you choose a ripe juicy fruit?

Mango is known to mankind for more than 4 thousand years.Translated from Sanskrit, the word means "great fruit." Many people love this juicy exotic product for its pleasant sweet taste and tender flesh. It does not grow in our latitudes, so few people know how best to approach the choice of a good mango.

Today, on the counters of supermarkets, mango is a frequent visitor. It attracts with its overseas origins, delicate taste and aroma of the tropics. His homeland is India. In total, about 1000 varieties of mango have been bred, and they all have their own characteristics. In the last decade, culture has gained particular popularity in world markets. Mango supplies are adjusted with such countries as Thailand, Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala.

The fruit has a round or oblong oval shape. The fruit is very elastic, but when pressed it is a bit crushed. It has a smooth and very dense skin, which, depending on the variety, may be of different colors - green, yellow, red or combined. Inside the fetus there is a rather large, oblong solid bone. Under the peel is juicy flesh, which has a very pleasant taste and a pronounced tropical smell. For most people, mango has become a favorite fruit.

Mango is a plant that has received a lot of solar heat at home. Nutrition and benefits of the product is determined by its composition, and in mango it is special. The fruit has:

• a large set of different vitamins;
• many minerals (iron, calcium, phosphorus);
• a large amount of beta-carotene in fruits with orange pulp (in the amount of 500 μg per 100 g of product);
• starch, ascorbic acid in unripe fruits;
• fructose, pectin, sucrose in ripe fruits.

When the fruit is consumed, the plasticity of blood vessels improves, immunity rises, nervous tension is relieved, and memory improves. Fruit manifests its protective qualities against colds. Oncologists claim that the mango does not allow metastasis to grow in case of cancer.

Doctors recommend immature mango to eat with avitaminosis, anemia. It is very useful for patients with diseases of the stomach. In the pulp of ripe fruit are many substances that contribute to the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts.

Mango brings enormous benefits to women's health. Women, because of their emotionality, are often prone to depression. Mango is a "fruit of joy" - it contains substances that enhance mood.

The fruit is a good preventive measure against many female diseases. It does not allow breast cancer to develop, relieves problems of the urogenital area. Culture greatly relieves pain on critical days. It is used in a variety of diets for weight loss, for splitting fats and removing toxins. In mango there is a substance tocopherol, which ensures the recovery of new cells.

There are several taboos you need to know:

• with all the positive effects on the gastrointestinal tract, mango can adversely affect the body with a stomach ulcer;
• people with allergies should be very careful when taking this product;
• mango is strictly forbidden to drink with alcohol.

Let us examine several varieties of mango and their key features.

This is the most famous variety in the world, it most often appears on store shelves. They brought the culture from Florida, and it was bred in the middle of the twentieth century. The tree is characterized by rapid growth and has an unusual beautiful crown. Ripe fruits have a very beautiful orange-yellow color, they are medium in size - no more than 250-300 grams.The flesh is yellow in color, and in structure is very firm and juicy, there is a slight fibrousness. Because of its density, the fruits are very well stored and tolerate transportation without any problems. The fruits ripen in June and July.

The variety grows on a dwarf tree with a thick beautiful crown. There is no fiber in the pulp. The fruit is quite fragrant and tasty. Harvesting is carried out from mid-June until the end of July.

This species grows in Indochina. The taste of the pulp perfectly combines sweet notes and astringency. The flesh itself is dense, without fibers. Crop harvested from May to July.

This variety is a hybrid and grows in Indochina. The harvest is plentiful. The pulp of the fruit without fibers, has a delicate and delicate flavor. Harvesting is carried out from May to the end of July.

When choosing a mango should pay attention to how the product looks. First, look carefully at the fruit. Its size and shape usually depend on the variety and place of growth. As a rule, the average size of a ripe fruit has a mass of about 300 grams, and in diameter it is 10 to 20 centimeters. Some varieties have a weight of more than one kilogram, and can even reach 1.8 kg.

Mangoes often differ in the color of the rind, but the variety of color options does not determine the ripeness of the fruit, but reflects the characteristics of the variety and the season of collection of a particular fruit. The taste of the mango does not depend on the color, therefore the flesh of the green fruit does not yield to the taste of the mango of a different color.

How to choose a ripe mango? Take the fruit in your hands and feel it. Ripe mango feels like a juicy peach or nectarine, but with only one difference - the skin is much tougher.

To correctly determine maturity, you need to press a finger on the peel of the fetus - you should feel a slight elasticity. After pressing the skin of ripe fruit will definitely return to its original place. Such a fruit can safely buy, you just can not go wrong in the choice. Also, a mature mango can have brownish specks on the surface - this is a sure sign of a good product.

Another way to test the mango ripeness is to smell it in the stalk area. This is where the fruit exudes the strongest flavor. In the smell of mango, notes of sweetness, aroma of needles mixed with wood resin are clearly felt. Do not purchase a very fragrant fruit, as a strong smell is a sign that the fruit has already perepsel and has long been on the counter of the store.

The rind of the ripe fruit is smooth and has a glossy sheen. Mango should not be faded in appearance, its colors are bright and saturated. A ripe fruit always has a spherical or slightly oblong shape (it looks like a large, elongated egg).

The shape of the immature fetus is not even, but slightly asymmetric, in contrast to the mature culture. A flat-looking fruit has not yet ripened, and its pulp will have astringent properties.

In this case, it makes no sense to try to find out a good mango by smell. Unripe fruit has almost no aroma, so choose mangoes only in appearance.

The fruit itself must be green and firm. Immediately there is no need for it, but after a few days it will become quite suitable for food.

There are several essential signs by which one can determine the onset of damage to a product. Here are a few of them:

• the presence of droplets of moisture - this suggests that the fruit began to produce juice and soon deteriorate;
• dents left after pressing indicate overripe mango;
• sour odor - the result of fermentation inside the fruit;
• the smell of alcohol - in the mango began the process of rotting, in any case, do not buy such a fruit.

It is worth remembering that mango at home can be stored no more than 6 days.There is no need to put the unripe fruit in the refrigerator, the cold atmosphere immediately slows down the ripening of the product. It is best to leave the purchase in a room at room temperature and make sure that the fruit is not near the heat source. Cut mango can be placed in the fridge, but only for two days - longer it can not be stored.

If you have purchased an immature mango, for ripening it should be wrapped in parchment paper - there it is very well preserved at room temperature. Such a tropical culture, like mango, does not like too hot or cold atmosphere, it is necessary to look for the "golden mean". The term of aging culture will be up to five days. The fact that the culture can already be eaten, will indicate the presence of a delicate flavor and a more supple skin. Ripe mango is stored in a refrigerator.

To make a mango ripen faster, you can put it in a paper bag with an apple and a banana. The ripening process is significantly accelerated by ethylene, which is exchanged for fruit among themselves.

It is possible to keep the fruit frozen. Cut it into cubes, fold into a bag and place in the freezer. When serving, the mango will not lose its beneficial properties, and its taste and pleasant aesthetic appearance will not differ from the fresh “fellow”.

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