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Fecha de Publicación: 11/05/2021
1. It is the national fruit of three countries
In three countries on the planet, mangoes are so popular that they were declared the national fruit.
India, Pakistan and the Philippines conferred this title on mango.
2. The name "mango" comes from India
Most likely the origin of the word mango is in the voice "mankay" from Tamil Nadu or the term "mangga" from Kerala, both are States of India.
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3. Some have come to weigh the same as a newborn
Could you eat a 3.5 kilo mango? This was the one that took the Guinness record for the heaviest mango in the world in 2009.
It was 12 inches long by 7 inches wide. It had a circumference of 49.53 centimeters.
The giant specimen was harvested from a tree in Sergio and María Socorro"s garden in the Philippines.
4. It is a sacred tree for Buddhists
It is said that Buddha meditated and rested with other monks in a peaceful and peaceful environment that provided him with a grove of mangoes.
As a result, Buddhists consider the tree that produces this delicious fruit to be sacred.
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5. Its closest relatives can be nuts like pistachio
The closest relative of a mango is not usually found in other juicy, sticky fruit, but rather in nuts such as pistachio or cashew.
The explanation: the mango is a drupe, that is, a fleshy fruit with a thin skin with a hard center called the endocarp that protects the seed.
This relates it to olives, dates, cashews, pistachios or cherries.
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6. 46 million tons from all corners of the planet
The annual mango production is around 46 million.
Copies from all over the world arrive in supermarkets. In the UK, for example, at the beginning of the year they are most likely eating a Peruvian mango, which in a few months will be replaced by one from West Africa.
This will be followed by mangoes from Egypt and Israel and it is very possible that you will end the year eating one imported from Brazil.
7. Mango has a very special relationship with India
India grows 18 million tons of mango a year, that is, almost 40% of world production.
However, it only participates in less than 1% of the international mango trade, since local consumption accounts for most of these fruits.