Mango Nutrition Facts.

All right guys, I’m going to be taking a short break from my usual posts to do a series of posts on nutritional information on popular foods. Today I’m going to do mango nutrition facts.
Here they are, as according to the USDA Nutrient Database, supported by U.S. taxpayer money:

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Energy
272 kJ (65 kcal)

Carbohydrates
17.00 g

– Sugars
14.8 g

– Dietary fiber
1.8 g

Fat
0.27 g

Protein
0.51 g

Vitamin A equiv.
38 ?g (4%)

– beta-carotene
445 ?g (4%)

Thiamine (Vit. B1)
0.058 mg (4%)

Riboflavin (Vit. B2)
0.057 mg (4%)

Niacin (Vit. B3)
0.584 mg (4%)

Pantothenic acid (B5)
0.160 mg (3%)

Vitamin B6
0.134 mg (10%)

Folate (Vit. B9)
14 ?g (4%)

Vitamin C
27.7 mg (46%)

Calcium
10 mg (1%)

Iron
0.13 mg (1%)

Magnesium
9 mg (2%)

Phosphorus
11 mg (2%)

Potassium
156 mg (3%)

Zinc
0.04 mg (0%)

In general, I’d say that the average mango has a little over 100 calories. It’s got a lot of nutrients though, and isn’t a bad snack unless you’re literally a week before beach-time and are trying to get your body fat percentage down a few […]

Original post by rafael@thefitnessadviser.com (Rafi Bar-Lev)

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