The luscious, sweet tropical
fruits are packed with so many vitamins and minerals they are great for our
hearts, skin, eyes, and digestive and immune systems.
Packing more than 20 vitamins and minerals, including high doses of
vitamins A and C, mangoes hail from the cashew family and are also low-fat - one whole mango is
about 207 calories. One cup of sliced mango is about 165 calories, and provides nearly 70% of
the recommended daily intake of vitamin C, which improves iron absorption,
helps defend cells from damage and aids the immune system.
Mangoes help protect and support the
body in several ways, especially when they are consumed in whole form and not
with the added sugars found in canned mangoes. They contain several antioxidant
compounds which help protect or delay damage from "free radicals,"
unstable atoms or molecules that can damage cells and cause diseases such as
cancer.
