Ahhh…..now we are talking! Mangoes are my favourite fruit. I just love them. They are just like pineapples, you know, the sweet and sour taste that you will never forget? But unlike pineapples, they are much easier to consume. The plump flesh of mangoes is quite heavenly. But of course, it can get a bit messy. Furthermore, I have no idea how to cut mangoes. I tried recently and all I got was a mess of things. The flesh was bruised and it took a hell long for me to cut out a decent amount of the mango. So I guess the next time, I either buy pre-cut mangoes from the stores or I go for dried mangoes! Dried mangoes like all dried fruits is probably the most convenient choice out there. If fresh fruit is unavailable, then go for dried ones. They might not give the full nutrients of the fresh kind, but at the very least, some of the nutrients should survive the drying process.
One thing is that is surprising to me is that mangoes is pretty expensive. You might think that in Singapore, the price of mango should be rather cheap, because you can see a lot of mango trees all over our tiny island. And since it is a tropical fruit, you might think that since we are surrounded by tropical countries growing mangoes, it is going to be cheap. It is not. In Singapore, nothing is ever cheap. The price of a average sized mango is about S$2. But don’t expect it of provide you with a lot of flesh though. Dried mangoes are also pretty expensive as well.
The Joy Dried Mangoes. Look at how good looking the mangoes are. 100g of dried mangoes for you to enjoy.
Product of the Philippines.
The ingredients are selected mangoes, sugar, natural flavour, sulphur dioxide and tartrazine colouring. Sad to see that they use preservatives for their dried fruits. But from my experience, it seems that most dried mangoes come with some sort of preservatives. Perhaps there is something there which makes the mango more prone to spoilage? Well, I prefer my foodstuff free from preservatives and I am sure that if more people were to realize that preservatives are bad for their health, they would too.
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