Description

Mango jam is a seasonal fruit preserve flavoured with mangoes. The preparation uses chopped or pureed, ripe or semi-ripe mangoes, along with granulated sugar,fruit pectin, a dash of lemon juice and sometimes flavouring like vanilla extract. Mango jam can also be given the cheeky spicy twist by adding ginger,cardamom etc.

Nutritional Value

“The king of the fruits," mango fruit is one of the most popular, nutritionally rich fruits with unique flavour, fragrance, taste, and heath promoting qualities, making it numero-uno among new functional foods, often labelled as“super fruits." Mango fruit is an excellent source of Vitamin-A and flavonoids like beta-carotene, alpha-carotene,and beta-cryptoxan thin. 100 g of fresh fruit provides 765 IU or 25% of recommended daily levels of vitamin-A.

Health Benefits

According to new research study, mango fruit has been found to protect against colon,breast, leukemia and prostate cancers. Several trial studies suggest that polyphenolic anti-oxidant compounds in mango are known to offer protection against breast and colon cancers Fresh mango is a good source of potassium. 100 g fruit provides 156 mg of potassium while just 2mg of sodium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Mangoes contain high levels of fiber, pectin, and Vitamin C that help improves digestion and lowers cholesterol. Full of beta-carotene and Vitamin C,simply applying mango to the face can help improve the skin’s elasticity and repair the cells. Vitamin A also helps maintain eye health, night blindness,and dry eyes.

Nutritional facts

In 100g

·        Calories                          60Kcal

·        Carbs                              12.06g

·        Total Fat                          0.4g

·        Potassium                      168mg

·        Total Carbohydrate       15g

·        Vitamin A                         21%

·        Vitamin C                         60%

·        Vitamin D                         0%

·        Iron                                  1%

·        Calcium                           1%

·        Magnesium                     2%

History

Mango is a tropical tree cultivated in many regions of India, and now its farming distributed wide across the world in many continents. Usually, fruits grow at the end of a long, string like stem, with sometimes more than one fruit to as them.