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The mango

The mango

📖 In short

The mango is a delicious tropical fruit called “the king of fruits in hot countries”. It's oval, with green, yellow or red skin, sweet juicy orange flesh, and a big flat stone in the middle.

🤩 Did you know?

  • A mango tree can be 20 meters tall.
  • A mango weighs between 60 grams and two kilograms.
  • India is the world's biggest mango producer.
  • There are hundreds of kinds of mango with different shapes and tastes.

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🌟 From India

Mangoes were first grown in India and nearby lands about 4000 years ago, then spread to hot countries all over the world. Egypt, Yemen and Sudan have very tasty mangoes.

🔍 A big tree

The mango tree is evergreen, can grow very big and live hundreds of years, and gives lots of fruit every year.

💡 Ways to eat it

We eat mango fresh in pieces, or make it into juice, jam and ice cream. In India unripe mangoes are made into sour pickles.

🎯 Lots of vitamins

A mango's orange color shows it's rich in vitamin A, which is good for the eyes, and it also has vitamin C, which strengthens the body's defenses.

📸 More pictures

The mango
The mango
The mango

🧩 Test yourself

1 Where were mangoes first grown?

2 What color is the flesh of a ripe mango usually?

3 A mango tree can be ?? meters tall.

4 Which picture shows “The mango”?

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📷 Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons