"Your box of mangos delivered directly from the farmer
Hello, my name is Iulian (with an ""i"", a first name of Romanian origin) even if I am sometimes called Julian.
I grew up on a farm in the countryside of Romania.
When I came to Spain with my parents and sister, I first took some jobs in the city. Then I quickly came back to the countryside. Even though the life of a farmer is hard, it is where I have always felt at home.
I worked and learned from different organic farmers here in Andalusia. Then recently I decided to set up my own family business - with my sister and brother-in-law - as an organic fruit farmer.
I mainly grow avocados, chirimoyas and mangoes. In my orchards I also have some wild fruit trees, banana trees, guava trees, papaya trees, pomegranate trees, orange trees and so on. I like biodiversity!
All my farms are organic, I don't use any chemical inputs, pesticides, etc. They are located in the region called the ""Costa del Sol"" or the ""Costa Tropical"". This is the only area in Europe that allows the cultivation of exotic fruits like chirimoya or mango.
Thanks to the partnership I have developed with Jurassic Fruit, you can now receive my fruit at home in boxes of 3 to 5 kg that I ship directly from my farms. With my small team, we harvest as much as possible at the last moment before shipping, so that you can enjoy maximum freshness. Thank you for your support and I look forward to hearing your feedback on the quality of my fruit!
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Don't miss the peak season, buy now your box of mangos shipped directly from our producer Iulian.
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How to store it?
Keep mango at room temperature until ripe and ready to eat.
Once ripe, you can place it in the refrigerator to prolong its freshness. It will keep for 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator.
What are its health benefits?
Mango is a nutritious fruit that can help keep the body healthy, especially the heart, eyes, immune and digestive systems.
Main nutrients of mango
Mango is rich in:
- vitamin B9: provides 35.10% of the RDA, i.e. 70.20 µg per 100 g
- vitamin C: provides 31.25% of the RDA, i.e. 25 mg per 100 g
Mango is a source of:
- vitamin A (carotenoid family): provides 18% of the RDA, i.e. 144 µg per 100 g. Mango is the 5th fruit with the highest β-carotene content (Ciqual 2020 table)
- vitamin E: provides 17.08% of RDA, i.e. 2.05 mg per 100 g. Mango is the fruit with the highest vitamin E content, just behind blackcurrants (Ciqual 2020 table)
Good to know, mango contains two main types of phytonutrients with antioxidant effects:
- carotenoids, contained in large quantities in the pulp, which give it its beautiful yellow to orange color
- polyphenols, contained mainly in the skin and core
Mango contains several polyphenols with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions, protecting against cell degeneration.
To make the most of its polyphenols, and in particular mangiferin (often offered as a dietary supplement because of its many benefits on its own), we recommend that you scrape off the pulp in contact with the fruit's skin and stone. You can use a knife or your teeth to scrape the pulp.
Some mango varieties have a pleasant skin to eat - these are generally the ones with the lowest polyphenol content.
Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249901/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34066494/
Can I freeze the Mango to enjoy it later?
You bet! You can cut the fruit into pieces and freeze it for a tropical experience any time of year.
