Post by Bishop Ezeh (@bishop_ezeh)

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‎🥭 Mango (Mangoro / Mangwaro) – The King of Fruits, Nigerian style! 👑
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‎🥭 How we eat it: Ripe with salt/chili, green mango salad, pickles (achaar), smoothies, porridge.
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‎💊 Health benefits:
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‎· Vitamin C powerhouse (60% DV!)
‎· Eye health (lutein, zeaxanthin)
‎· Digestive enzymes & fiber
‎· Heart health (potassium, mangiferin)
‎· Anemia prevention (iron + C)
‎· Low to medium GI (41–51) – but diabetics: moderate portions!
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‎🌿 Traditional medicine (every part useful!):
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‎· Leaves → tea for diabetes, diarrhea, malaria
‎· Bark → sore throat gargle
‎· Kernel → diarrhea, tapeworms
‎· Green mango → morning sickness, heatstroke
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‎⚠️ CRITICAL WARNING: Mango is in the poison ivy family (Anacardiaceae). The peel, sap, bark, leaves contain urushiol. Handling peels can cause rashes, blisters, or sap burns (with sun exposure). The flesh is safe. Have someone else peel your mango!
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‎🥭 Ripe with salt or green with pepper – which is your favorite? 🇳🇬
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‎#Mango #Mangoro #KingOfFruits #NigerianFood #VitaminC #MangoSeason

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