ESTIMATION OF MINERAL CONTENTS OF MANGO FRUITS

ESTIMATION OF MINERAL CONTENTS OF MANGO FRUITS

CHAPITRE ONE

Introduction

The mango is a luscious stone fruit from the genus mangifera, which includes several tropical fruiting trees farmed primarily for edible fruit. The bulk of these species ate wild mangoes found in nature. All of them are members of the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to South and Southeast Asia, from whence it spread globally to become one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics (Pundit et al., 2006). Mango trees grow up to 35 – 40m (115 – 131) tall, with a crown radius of 10m (33ft) and are the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, as well as the national tree of Bangladesh. The trees live a long time, with some individuals still bearing fruit after 300 years in deep underground, the taproot descending to a depth of 6m (20ft). The tree sends down many anchor roots that penetrate several feet of soil, along with profuse, wide-spreading feeder roots. The leaves are evergreen and alternate in a simple pattern. 15-35cm (5.9-13.8in) length and 6-16cm (2.4-6in) wide. When the leaves are young, they are orange-pink, but as they age, they turn a dark, glossy red, then a dark green. The blooms are produced in terminal panicles ranging in length from 10 to 4cm (3.9 to 15.7in); each flower is tiny and white with five petals. 5 – 10nm (0.20 – 0.39in) in length, with a delicate, pleasant odor reminiscent of lily of the valley. There are around 400 varieties of mangoes. The fruits grow at the end of a long, string-like stem (the former panicle), with two or more fruits to a cluster. The fruit ranges in size from 2 to 9 inches and can be kidney-shaped, oval, or (rarely) spherical (Pandit et al., 2006). They range in weight from 8 ounces to 24 ounces. The bloom scar at the apex is persistent, bursting from the fruit in some cultivars. The waxy and smooth leathery skin is totally pale green or green or yellow dotted with red when mature, depending on variety. It is inedible and contains sap that some people find irritating. Mango flesh is peach-like and delicious, with many fibers radiating from the husk of a single large kidney-shaped seed fibers are more evident in fruits grown with hard water and artificial fertilizers. (2012) (Kulkarni et al.). The flavor is nice and creamy, with a high sugar and acid content. The seed may have a single embryo, resulting in one seedling, or it may have multiple embryos, resulting in several seedlings that are identical but not always faithful to the parent type. True-to-type seedlings from the same fruit cannot be separated from zygotic seedlings. Some seedlings produce a large number of tiny purthenocapic fruits that do not mature and die. Mango trees typically bear alternately. The mango is widely regarded as the unquestioned and uncrowned king of all fruits. Mango is found throughout India and many other parts of the world. It has a sweet and somewhat tart taste and is very nourishing. Mango is noted in ancient literature for its high nutritional content. Raw mango is astringent and sour, however ripe mango is exceedingly testy and nutritious. According to renowned Unani physician Hakeem Hashm, a normal-sized mango is more beneficial to the human body than butter or nuts. It energizes and strengthens all of the nerve tissues and muscles in the brain, heart, and other sections of the body. It cleanses the body of the fifth inside and serves as an excellent remedy to any poisonous effects within the body. Mango also has enough resilience to combat any disease and afflictor every part of the mango tree root stem bark blooms raw and ripe mango and seeds all have curative and medicinal capabilities.