Monday, February 15, 2010

Nutritional value of mangoes

Scientific Name: Mangifera indica

Serving Size: 100g
Amount per Serving
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Calories 66 Calories from Fat 4

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% Daily Value *
Total 0.4g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 0.7g 1%
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Mango is high in calories and carbohydrates, is good for those who are trying to gain weight

A medium size mango provides -

Fiber - 2- 3 g

Vitamin A - 6400 IU

Vitamin C - 45 mg

Magnesium - 16 mg

Cholesterol - 0 g

Saturated fat - 0 g

Potassium - 0 g


Nutrient Units Value per Sample Std.
100 grams of Count Error
edible portion

Proximates



Water g 81.71 108 0.323
Energy kcal 65 0
Energy kj 272 0
Protein g 0.51 79 0.025
Total lipid (fat) g 0.27 47 0.039
Carbohydrate, by difference g 17 0
Fiber, total dietary g 1.8 0
Ash g 0.5 66 0.033
Minerals



Calcium, Ca mg 10 27 0.85
Iron, Fe mg 0.13 21 0.021
Magnesium, Mg mg 9 20 0.58
Phosphorus, P mg 11 41 0.746
Potassium, K mg 156 24 8.441
Sodium, Na mg 2 24 0.624
Zinc, Zn mg 0.04 1
Copper, Cu mg 0.11 17 0.009
Manganese, Mn mg 0.027 17 0.002
Selenium, Se mcg 0.6 0
Vitamins



Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 27.7 162 1.749
Thiamin mg 0.058 35 0.005
Riboflavin mg 0.057 36 0.004
Niacin mg 0.584 36 0.07
Pantothenic acid mg 0.16 0
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.134 1
Folate, total mcg 14 0
Folic acid mcg 0 0
Folate, food mcg 14 0
Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 14 0
Vitamin B-12 mcg 0 0
Vitamin A, IU IU 3894 91 244.166
Vitamin A, RE mcg_RE 389 91 24.417
Vitamin E mg_ATE 1.12 0
Tocopherol, alpha mg 1.12 0
Lipids



Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.066 0
4:00 g 0 0
6:00 g 0 0
8:00 g 0 0
10:00 g 0 0
12:00 g 0.001 15
14:00 g 0.009 19
16:00 g 0.052 19
18:00 g 0.003 19
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.101 0
16:1 undifferentiated g 0.048 19
18:1 undifferentiated g 0.054 19
20:01 g 0 0
22:1 undifferentiated g 0 0
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.051 0
18:2 undifferentiated g 0.014 19
18:3 undifferentiated g 0.037 19
18:04 g 0 0
20:4 undifferentiated g 0 0
20:5 n-3 g 0 0
22:5 n-3 g 0 0
22:6 n-3 g 0 0
Cholesterol mg 0 0
Amino acids



Tryptophan g 0.008 11
Threonine g 0.019 2
Isoleucine g 0.018 2
Leucine g 0.031 2
Lysine g 0.041 13
Methionine g 0.005 13
Phenylalanine g 0.017 2
Tyrosine g 0.01 2
Valine g 0.026 2
Arginine g 0.019 2
Histidine g 0.012 2
Alanine g 0.051 2
Aspartic acid g 0.042 2
Glutamic acid g 0.06 2
Glycine g 0.021 2
Proline g 0.018 2
Serine g 0.022 2


Ashish Joglekar. (9537340550)
Rs. 3500/- per 4 dozens. (+ transport)
export quality mangoes only.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Alphonso

Alphonso (हापुस Haapoos in Marathi, Aapoos in North Karnataka Kannada) is a mango cultivar that is considered by many to be one of the best in terms of sweetness and flavor although it does have a short shelf life. It is also one of the most expensive kinds of mango and is grown mainly in western India and south east Pakistan. It is in season April through May and the fruit weigh between 150g and 300g each.

It is named after Afonso de Albuquerque. This was an exquisite and expensive variety of mango, that he used to bring on his journeys to Goa. The locals took to calling it Aphoos in Konkani and in Maharashtra the pronunciation got further transformed to Hapoos. This variety then was taken to the Konkan region of Maharashtra and other parts of India.

The southern district of Ratnagiri and south northern parts of Sindhudurg in Maharashtra state, including regions around the Devgad and Taluka, produce the finest quality alphonso mangoes in India. Alphonso is also cultivated largely in Pune. The southern districts of Valsad and Navsari in Gujarat state and particularly Alphonso mangoes from the Amalsad region (including villages such as Dhamadachha, Kacholi, and all villages of Gandevi) produce Alphonso mangoes as well. Southern States in India are also major mango producing areas. From north to south, climatic changes occur which result in differences in the quality of the produce. Even in Ratnagiri and Devgad the finest fruit comes from a patch of 20 km from the seashore.

The variety grown in Devgad in the Kokan region of Maharashtra is supposed to be the best. It's also the most expensive amongst the sub-breeds of Alphonso. In most of the Indian market sub-varieties are fetching the price of good quality alfonso. These varieties neither have the sweetness, nor have the flavour of hapoos.

The Alphonso is generally referred to as 'Hapoos' throughout South Asia.

In April 2007 the United States lifted its ban on the import of Indian mangoes, including the Alphonso. The first batch of alphonso mangoes arrived in the US after an 18 year hiatus. The ban on imports has also been lifted by other major countries like Japan and China.

Haapus is used to make sweets, candies and smoothies - Mango Milkshake, Mango Lassi (both smoothies), Aamba-Wadi (a gummy, chewy mango candy), Aam-Ras (Mango pulp which is eaten with puris - an Indian Bread), Sakhar Amba (Marathi word for a home-made mango jelly/jam), Mango barfi (a type of Aamba-Wadi), etc. Non aerated Mango drinks like Frooti (Parle Agro Co.), Jumpin (Godrej Industries), Maaza (Coca Cola Co.), Dukes Mangola and Slice (PepsiCo Inc.) are very popular in India. Many other local brands are also available. Alphonso mangoes are mostly exported from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.