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Facts About Mangoes

How To Store A Mango The Right Way

May 22, 2020 by Stacey Fuller

There may be just enough room in your refrigerator to squeeze in a few of the fresh mangos you just picked up at the store, but this time you will not let them get pushed to the back and forgotten about. One way to make sure of that is to consider ...

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Mango Varieties Explained

May 6, 2020 by Stacey Fuller

Over the past couple of years, it seems that mangos have become much more popular. People and restaurants are starting to make things like salsas, smoothie bowls, drinks, and even ice cream including mangos. While mangoes are certainly not a new ...

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Can Dogs Eat Mango? What To Know Before You Feed Your Dog Mangoes

October 17, 2018 by Carolina Drees

Dogs & Mangoes: What's The Deal? There are few things more satisfying than a super yummy mango. Mangoes have a lovely tropical flavor that is easy to love. Mangoes are a tropical fruit and can be grown in tropical and sub-tropical climates. They ...

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The Origin Of The Mango Fruit

March 1, 2018 by Carolina Drees

In case the botanist in you needs to know… Kingdom: Plantae Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae flowing plants bearing fruits that are drupes and some being highly poisonous. Examples: cashew, poison ivy, poison oak, poison ...

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“Mango” in many languages. Just because.

March 1, 2018 by Carolina Drees

مانجو Arabic манга Belarusian mànec Catalan 芒果 Chinese mangga Filipino mangue, manguier French manga Galician, Portuguese mango English, Spanish, German mangobaum German μάνγκο Greek mangó Icelandic mangga Indonesian, ...

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Where do Mangoes come from? (Heaven, right?) How did mangoes get to the USA?

March 1, 2018 by Carolina Drees

The real answers to both questions make kind of a long story. And thanks to Julia Morgan’s efforts in decades past, I can tell you the story today. However, since this is a blog, here’s an abbreviated version of Julia’s original research. And if ...

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Filed Under: Facts About Mangoes, Featured Tagged With: DISTRIBUTION, HISTORY, ORIGINS

FOR SURE More Than You Wanted to Know!

March 1, 2018 by Carolina Drees

Here’s a fun word:  Drupe.  Yep, drupe. Say it and let your fish lips go wild!  Drupe.  Drupe. And…another Drupe.  See, I told you it was a fun word.   (Fruit geeks rejoice ’cause you already knew about “drupe” and have been saying it for years.)    ...

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Filed Under: Facts About Mangoes, Featured Tagged With: BOTANY, DRUPE

Haden Mangoes Revisited

February 27, 2018 by Carolina Drees

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Mango Varieties in US Markets Mango Varieties in US Markets Ataulfo Mango – Tasty, Tasty, Tasty!! 3rd Runner-up…Haden The Trouble with Tommy Atkins Kents and More Kents Holy Haitian Mango, ...

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Filed Under: Facts About Mangoes, Featured, Fresh Mangoes 101 Tagged With: HADEN MANGOES, MANGO VARIETIES

Mango Calories…How Many Are There Anyway?

February 27, 2018 by Carolina Drees

I love writing the Good News. And I’ll give it to you early. A cup of sliced mangoes contains approximately 100 – 110 calories. Why the range? Because every mango variety is slightly different. Not a big deal.   For mango slices or ...

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Mango Nutrition – A Story That May Surprise You

February 26, 2018 by Carolina Drees

  Mango Nutrition – A Story That May Surprise You A woman I know once told me that she grew up on mangoes & rice.  And she meant it literally.  She grew up in the Philippines where both rice and mangoes are abundant – and she was ...

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