Sweet and juicy mangoes have long enjoyed popularity. The first documented references to mangoes appear in Hindu writings from around 4000 BC. In some places, the mango is considered sacred because Buddha is said to have meditated under a mango tree.
Because mangoes require a warm climate, they are grown mainly in equatorial regions such as Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala and Haiti. In the United States, commercial cultivation is not carried out on a large scale, but this does not prevent Americans from consuming approximately 3.42 kg per person per year.
Mangoes are sweet, tasty and exotic. They are also very nutritious. However, eating mangoes every day may not be the best choice, especially for people with certain diseases such as diabetes and arthritis.
Let’s find out what’s bad and good about eating mangoes every day so you can make the best decision for yourself.
1. You eat a lot of sugar
Each mango contains approximately 45.9 grams of sugars, which is almost the entire amount of its 50.33 grams of carbohydrates. The main type of sugar in mangoes is fructose.
Fructose can only be digested by the liver, and excessive amounts of it put a lot of strain on this vital organ. This can lead to diseases such as diabetes, heart disease or cancer.
On the scale of sugar content in whole fruit, mangoes rank in the top half. Other similarly sweet fruits are red and green grapes, Fuji apples, passion fruit, golden kiwi, cherries, pomegranates and bananas.
Less sweet fruits include strawberries, avocados, raspberries, blackberries, lemons and limes.
