Mango

The world's most consumed tropical fruit, cultivated for 4,000 years/Food & Drinks

The mango (Mangifera indica) is a tropical stone fruit and the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Mangoes have been cultivated in South and Southeast Asia for at least 4,000 years, and there are now over 1,000 named varieties worldwide. The fruit ranges from green to yellow, orange, or red when ripe, with sweet, aromatic flesh surrounding a large, flat seed. Mangoes are botanically related to cashews and poison ivy; the skin contains urushiol, the same compound that causes poison ivy rashes, which is why some people develop contact dermatitis when handling the peel. India produces roughly half of the world's mango supply.