Mangifera indica – (Mango – Karutha Kolumban)

Description

King of the fruits,” mango fruit is one of the most popular, nutritionally rich fruits with unique flavor, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities, making it numero-uno among new functional foods, often labeled as “super fruits.” Mango is one of the delicious seasonal fruits grown in the tropics.  A mango is a stone fruit produced from numerous species of tropical tree. The energy value per 100 g (3.5 oz.) serving of the common mango is 250 kJ (60 kcal), and that of the apple mango is slightly higher (330 kJ (79 kcal) per 100 g). Fresh mango contains a variety of nutrients, but only vitamin C and folate are in significant amounts of the Daily Value as 44% and 11%, respectively. Karutha Kolomban, Parrot Mango, Petti amba, Rata amba, Willard, Mee Amba, Pol Amba, Alponsu  are the varieties of mango in Sri Lanka.