The reputation of the Kent mango is well established. Its qualities are appreciated the world over: its abundant, fiber-free flesh, and its taste with hints of sweet peach. And when it's ripe, you can even eat it with its skin, to benefit from its rich nutrients.
This is particularly tempting with the mini version of this mango. 150 to 200g/mango. But why is it so small? Either it's a "normal" mango that's been tastefully kept small (so is its core). Or it's a mango from an unpollinated flower, in which case the core is flat.
And its price is also lower than the classic version!
Like the full-size Kent mango, for it to be really good, it has to be picked ripe. This is far from always being the case with the ones you can find here and there, picked too green, with pale, bland flesh. At Jurassic Fruit, it's different. Here, you get a mango picked at full physiological maturity (it may arrive firm, but it will ripen in a few days at room temperature), grown without chemicals. And thanks to our well-thought-out logistics, the mango is almost home, ready to be enjoyed. And believe me, you'll finally discover a mango that tastes good!
You get a mango with a full-bodied aroma, particularly rich in nutrients. You'll fill up on vitamin B9, vitamin C and antioxidants. Enough to look after your immune system, give you energy and help protect your body from oxidative stress. All in the tastiest way possible!
So don't miss out on this opportunity to do yourself good, and order the Kent mini mango from Jurassic Fruit!
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.
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/
