MANGO(MANGIFERA INDICA)MEMBER OF CASHEW FAMILY(ANACARDIACASE)& ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT & WIDELY CULTIVATED FRUITS OF THE TROPICAL WORLD.MANGOES ARE RICH SOURCE OF VITAMIN A,C & D INDIA RANKS 1st AMONG WORLD'S MANGO PRODUCING COUNTRIES FOR ABOUT 50%OF THE WORLD'S MANGO PRODUCTION.MANGO IS A LOW-CALORIE FRUIT THAT IS HIGH IN FIBRE & A GREAT SOURCE OF VITAMIN E.MANGOES ARE GOOD SOURCE OF ANTIOXIDANTS CONTAINING CERTAIN PHYTOCHEMICALS SUCH AS GALLOTANNINS & MANGIFERIN WHICH HAVE BEEN STUDIED FOR THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS.CONSUMING MANGOES CAN HELP STRENGTHEN & PROTECT THE BODY & PROMOTES EYE HEALTH,PREVENT CANCER,CHOLESTROL LEVEL.MANGOES ORIGINATED IN INDIA OVER 4000 YEARS AGO,MANGOES SPREAD GRADUALLY THROUGHOUT ASIA & THEN THE REST OF THE WORLD.OVER 500 VARITIES OF MANGOES ARE FOUND IN INDIA,ALPHONSO,KESAR,BADAMI,AMRAPALI,TOTAPURI.