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Mango: Good for the Eating
By: | Jul 8, 2006
It's summer time and that means an abundance of fruits are available for the eating. One of my favorite fruits is the Mango. Not only does it taste great, but it is almost like a perfect fruit when it comes to what it provides nutritionally. Lots of vitamins, minerals, and energy. Not only can you eat the mango fruit, but it adds a sweet, unique flavor and thickness to other fruit juices and smoothies. Also, if you have never had a mango chutney, check out this recipe from Allrecipes.com.
According to the USDA nutrient database, one mango, without the skin, has 135 calories, less than 1 gram of fat, 1 gram protein, 30 grams of sugars and 4 grams of fiber (16% of the recommended daily allowance). There is also 95% vitamin C, 31% vitamin A, 15% vitamin B6, 10% vitamin K and copper, 7% vitamin E and folate, 6% thiamine and niacin ... and more [link]. That might be a bit too much sugar for some, but I'll cut out something less healthy and take a mango - thanks!
How do you know when a Mango is ripe and ready to eat? When a mango is firm but yields to the touch, then it is probably ready to be eaten. If it is really soft, then it is over-ripe and probably better for juicing or using in a chutney sauce. If the mango is hard - it is definitely not ready to be eaten. Color is also not a good indicator because mangoes (ripe and unripe) can be red, yellow, orange and green.
How do you peel a mango? There are many different ways of peeling a mango, and eating a mango is messy business. There is a big seed in the center, so one way is: * With the peel still on, slice through the mango lengthwise, getting close to the seed in the center. 
* Repeat by cutting the other side, so now you have the two sides sliced off * Now you can peel off the skin , like you would a banana and eat or cut up the mango smaller. You can also cut off the smaller sides that are left on the big seed. For more ways to peel a mango check out About.com
However you peel or eat the mango, don't let this summer go by without you giving this tasty fruit a try! It's usually $1.00 for one mango, which I often consider a bit pricey - sometimes it goes on sale for 50 cents, but I rarely see that anymore. Some ways to enjoy mangoes, as mentioned before, you can eat it by itself, in mango chutney - which is like a sweet sauce great which chicken and pork - add it to smoothies or fruit juices, or add it to a fruit salad.
\\edit// Click the link to see a video on YouTube.com on How to Cut a Mango [link]. Found via Lifehacker.com.
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I had mangoes fresh off the tree when I was in Panama last month. We were up in the mountains and there was a huge mango tree in the backyard of where we were staying.
I've never had one so good. I've tried them from the stores here in the US and I never really thought much of them, if anything I think it was closer to me not liking them than actually enjoying them.
But when I had one picked by myself right off of the tree in the Panamanian rain and sliced it up my opinion was totally changed. If anyone reading this ever has a change to try such a thing be sure you do. Unfortunately for me I like the store bought ones here now even less, nothing compares to what I had the chance to eat while in Panama.
Oh! And the price! Like you said, here in the stores mangoes can be $1 a pop or even more at some places. That night in Panama I must have eaten over $10 worth of the stuff if you go by how much the stores charge you here. Coming back to the states and seeing the prices made me sad. What here is considered an exotic pricey fruit, there we literally filled garbage bags with the fruit to take them back to Panama City where we could enjoy them in various recipes and simply sitting around the apartment eating them.
I so agree with you Lord Jezo. I had 3 types of mango trees in my yard growing up in Jamaica, and used to pick them right off the tree and eat them. Sometimes, we couldn't wait until they were ripe and we would get the "half ripe" ones, slice it, put some salt on it - and eat *yum*
I fell in love with mangoes on my honeymoon in hawaii ... hard to find anything close here in Pennsylvania, plus the supermarkets INSIST on putting them in the refrigerated section!