Mango is one of the famous tropical fruits, also known as lemon fruit, mango fruit, boring fruit, honey fruit, mango fruit, anpan fruit, etc. It is deeply loved by people because of its delicate pulp and unique flavor. , so it is known as the "King of Tropical Fruits".
Mango is a large tropical evergreen tree belonging to the Anacardiaceae family. It is 9 to 27 meters tall. Its leaves are lanceolate, oily green and shiny, and its flowers are small and numerous, red or yellow, in terminal panicles. , the life of a tree can reach hundreds of years. It is native to India and Malaysia. India has the longest cultivation history and the largest output, accounting for 80% of the world's output. The name of mango comes from the Tamil language of southern India. The fruit of the wild mango tree is inedible. Indians first discovered this tree and cultivated it into edible mangoes. They also used it to shade the tropical sun. It has a history of more than 4,000 years. According to legend, a devout believer dedicated his mango orchard to Sakyamuni so that he could rest under the shade of the tree. To this day, patterns of mango tree leaves, flowers and fruits can be seen in Buddhist and Hindu temples in India. Hindus believe that the five petals of the mango flower represent the five arrows of Kamadeva, the god of love, and mangoes are used to worship the goddess Saraswati. From 1556 to 1605, the Mughal emperor Akbar had an orchard of 100,000 mango trees near Delhi. Such a large-scale mango orchard was rare in the world at that time. At present, people agree that the first person to introduce mangoes outside of India was Master Xuanzang, an eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty in China. There is a record in "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" that "the Anpolo fruit is rare in the world." . Then it was introduced to Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and then to countries along the Mediterranean Sea. It was not until the 18th century that it was gradually spread to Brazil, the West Indies, and Florida in the United States. Now, there are large tracts in these places. mango grove.
The size, shape, color, fiber content, core size, etc. of the fruit are the main basis for distinguishing mango varieties. However, there are many varieties and strains of mango. In the past, seedlings were mostly used for propagation, resulting in many natural hybrids. , new varieties are constantly being artificially cultivated. For example, researchers at the University of the Philippines are currently using artificial genetic methods to cultivate "seedless" mangoes, and have achieved preliminary results. Therefore, there are now more than 1,000 mango varieties in the world, and there have never been any. A complete breed classification system. Due to different varieties, the largest mango weighs several kilograms and the smallest is only as big as a plum; the shapes are different, including round, oval, heart-shaped, kidney-shaped, elongated, plump, etc.; the color of the peel There are green, green, yellow, red and other colors; the flesh has yellow, green, orange and other colors; the taste is sour, sweet, light sweet, sour and sweet, etc.
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Mango has good color, aroma and taste, and is rich in nutrients. Every 100 grams of pulp contains 56.4-137.5 mg of vitamin C, and some can be as high as 189 mg; The sugar content is 14-16%; the seeds contain 5.6% protein; 16.1% fat; and 69.3% carbohydrates. Eating mango has the functions of benefiting the stomach, quenching thirst, and diuresis. Ripe mango can be used as a stain retardant and diuretic in medicine, and its seeds can be used as an insecticide and astringent. Mango pulp is juicy, delicious and has the taste of peach, apricot, plum and apple. If you eat a few in midsummer, it can quench your thirst, relieve summer heat and soothe your mind. Since mango is inconvenient to be kept fresh, stored and transported over long distances, people often process it into canned sugar water, candied fruit, fruit wine, dried fruit, jam, jelly, etc. Among mango preserves, mango, honey mango and licorice mango have long been famous and popular. The Dai people in Xishuangbanna area like to eat mangoes made into mango pectin. The method is to boil the mangoes, remove the core and filter them, and then it becomes translucent amber pectin, which is crisp and delicious and has a unique flavor.
Many countries in the world have their own favorite mango varieties. Thai people often like to say that their mangoes are the best in the world. Thai people love a kind of mango called "Brahmin Mia", which means "Brahmin who sells his wife". Legend has it that a Brahmin who loved mangoes actually sold his wife. I bought mangoes and ate them, hence the name. Indians prize Alphonso, Pessan and Bengal mangoes. The favorites among Sri Lankans are parrot mango and rupee mango. Filipinos appreciate the Garabao mango, which has been renamed the Manila Super Mango in recent years for business purposes. The economic cultivation areas of mango in my country include Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Taiwan and other provinces. The most cultivated species is Hainan Island in Guangdong, distributed in Lingshui, Baoting and Ledong. Dongfang, Changjiang, Yaxian, etc. currently have an annual output of about 500 tons. Nanning, Qinzhou, Baise, and Wanglin in Guangxi; Xishuangbanna, Dehong, and Simao in Yunnan; and Anxi, Zhangzhou, Yunxiao, and Xiamen in Fujian all have considerable mango production.