Mango- The king of all fruits

Mango Tree with Mukul

Really Mango is the king of all fruits ! Because of ripe Mango are very delicious and fleshy fruit .

Where first time was discovered and by whom that can't say clearly , but approximately fruit is native fruit of South Africa . Thereafter it is spread various part of the world . This fruit is mostly cultivated at tropical and sub topical countries since many ears . This is national fruit of India , Philippines . The trees of Mango are the national trees of Bangladesh .

The leaf of Mango trees is very Lucy for Hindus and in most of the festivals the use Mango leaves . Mango leaf is also required to decorate any Lucy functions of Hindus . Mango trees are grown up to 40 meters high approximately . Leaves of Mango tress are mostly green color . The lives of such tress are very long and most of them give Mangoes even 300 years .

There are approximately 400 verities of Mango . Before of birth of Mango , mukuls (flower) bloom first and thus small Mangoes birth from those mukuls . The size of the mukul is very small and huge number in a stick of Mango tree . Within three to six months Mangoes are become ripen . The ripe Mangoes are also different colors like yellow , reddish , etc. and also the sizes are different . Most of the ripe Mangoes carried sweet flesh with fibers .

There are controversial enough about the originality of the name . Mango is English word ; somebody says that it comes from Malayalam word manga or somebody says that it comes from Tamil word mangai . This word recorded first from Italian word in 1510 . It was first exported to American colonies in 17 centuries and they had used it in various ways like pickle , because they couldn't be freezing this fruit . Nearly thousand years before , Mangoes had been cultivated in South Africa and exported to Asia since long time in between 14th century BC and 10th century AD .

Thereafter most of the Asian tropical countries had started to cultivate Mangoes in their own lands . This fruit is basically summer fruit and most of the tropical and sub-tropical countries are suitable for its cultivation . India is the major cultivator of Mangoes . In the world market India's Mangoes have very strong demand .

Mangoes can be taken in various ways . It can be eating raw , it can be taken as salad , it can be used as Jam, Jelly , juice , etc . Unripe or green Mangoes are used for pickle . There are so much small and big industries in the counties who manufacture jam , jelly , and pickle . This is very money making fruit for the businessmen of the world . The Alfonzo Mango a most famous Mango class of Goa and most of the Mangoes are exported to foreign .

The nutrition value of Mango is also remarkable . One 100 gm ripe Mango contains ; energy- 60 calorie , this slightly difference with an apple of 100 gm. weights that contains 75 calories of energy . Vitamin-C 34 mg , iron-0.16 mg , vitamin-B6- 115 mg , dietary fiber- 1.6 g, carbohydrate-16 g,etc. All of  these items are valuable for human bodies . This is also delicious food for monkeys and other animal like monkeys .

Mangoes of Bangladesh

Ripe Mangoes

Green Mango with Mukul

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Guava- A Healthy Fruit

Guavas generally a fruit of tropical countries . Though this kind of fruit is also found in other countries There are various types of Guavas in India . In Kasi it is called "Kasir Guava" ; in Dehradun it is called "Dehradun's Guava" , in Bengal it is called"Bengal's Guava" . Generally Kashi's Guava is reddish inside . In Bengal itis white inside . But one thing is common and that benefit is same .

The general test of Guava is sweet and it likes not only human , but also animal like mammals and birds are also like it very much . One funny thing is that when animals like mammal and also birds eat Guava , they separate seed as they don't eat seed and throw here and there ; thus again new Guava trees are born . The green Guava is not eatable as the same is very hard and that is not good at health . Generally , ripe Guava and half ripe Guava are come to market for sale.

In various tropical and sub-tropical countries are generally cultivate this fruit and best quality of Guavas they export to foreign market .

Earlier it priced was not much ; but now it is very costly fruit . This is generally summer time fruit in Bengal . Then it  priced comes down little bit , but other time it price are so high . The Guava Juice is very delicious . But most of time it is eaten raw .

It nutritional value is very effective for human health . It contains rich nutritive fibber , vitamins A & C , potassium , copper , manganese , etc. in Bengal it is myth that one 100 gms Guava is similar effect of two apples . The energy level of human bodies is reducing regularly as per the rule of the nature ; Vitamin C is the item which resists the energy level of human body intact . So maximum taking of vitamin C is good at health ; human body will take as the requirement and balance will be outlet .

It is always better to avoid of taking vitamin C in the shape of tablets ; instead of that daily eating of one or two Guava is suggestible . The new born green leaf of Guava trees is using as local medical myth to prevent tooth aches , diarrhea , etc .

First of I would like to say that almost regular I eat Guava if it priced would go higher . This is my old habit . Because Guava supplies me enough vitamin C and thus it protects the shortage of vitamin C in my body . Each 100 gm Guava carries Calories-68 mg , fat-1 gm. , cholesterol- 0 mg ,sodium-2 mg , potassium 417 mg , carbohydrate-14 g , digestible fiber-5 g ,vitamin-112%, vitamin C-380%, vitamin B-6 5%, calcium-1% iron-1%, magnesium-5% approximately.