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Friday, 20 September 2013

Health and Nutritional Benefits of Eating Mango

mango fruitThe mango fruit apart from its sweetness has enormous nutritional benefits to human life and it contributes largely to a better health. check out the nutritional value below.

Nutritional Value by Numbers:

1 cup contains the following percentages applied to daily value

103 calories

75 percent vitamin C- antioxidant and immune booster

24 percent vitamin A- antioxidant and vision

12 percent vitamin B6 plus other B vitamins- hormone production in brain and heart disease prevention

10 percent healthy probiotic fiber

8 percent copper- a co-factor for various vital enzymes plus production of red blood cells

8 percent potassium- balances out your high sodium intake

5 percent magnesium

Mango prevents cancer

Researches have shown antioxidant compounds in mango fruit have been found to protect against colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancers and leukemia. These compounds are isoquercitrin, quercetin, fisetin, astragalin, methylgallat and gallic acid as well as the abundant enzymes.