Mango Nutrition: Health Benefits, Juice & Calorie Facts

Mangos are rich in vitamins and antioxidants, offering benefits for immunity and weight management through varieties like African Mango. Learn how many calories are in mango juice and what to do if you cut into a fruit before it's ripe.

What Are the Benefits of African Mango?

Published Aug,23 2011 | By Stephanie Lee

African mango, or Irvingia gabonensis, is indigenous to tropical rain forests of Guinea and while the flesh of the fruit has nutritional value, it is the pit, or the dikanut, that has been extensively studied for its medicinal properties.