Mangos
About This Food
Cultivated in India for several thousand years, mangoes come in hundreds of varieties.
With a taste described by many as a cross between a peach and a pineapple, mangoes make a delicious ingredient in sweet and savory salads, salsas, smoothies or desserts.
These tropical fruits are high in beta-carotene and other carotenoids, as well as vitamin C.
Be advised, these sweet fruits contain 24 grams of sugar per 1 cup serving.
Glycemic Index=51
Glycemic Load=8
Antioxidant Score (ORAC)=1,002
Look for fruit with an unblemished, yellow skin blushed with red. Underripe mangoes will ripen at room temperature in two to three days. Ripe mangoes will stay fresh for two to three days in the refrigerator.
Special diets
- Autoimmune Paleo Diet
- Elimination Diet
- Gluten-Free Diet
- Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Diet
- Grain-Free Diet
- Low Histamine Diet
- Low Oxalate Diet
- Paleo Diet (Light)
- Paleo Diet (Strict)
- Pescetarian Diet
- Primal Diet
- Vegetarian Diet
- Whole Food
Excellent Source of
- VitaminA
- VitaminC
Good Source of
- Fiber
- VitaminB6
Preferences
- No Fish
- No Red Meat
- No Pork
- No Eggs
- No Shellfish
- No Gluten
- No Nuts
- No Seeds
- No Soy
- No Dairy
- No Poultry
- No Molds
- No Coconut
- No Pseudograins
- No Citrus
- No Nightshade
- No Legumes
- No Grains
- No Corn
- No Yeast
- No Peanuts
- Low Cholesterol
- Low Fat
- Low Sodium
- Low Saturated Fat
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cup(s) sliced
Calories: 107
Omega-6 / Omega-3 ratio: 0 : 1
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