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Alphonso Mango benefits for Pregnancy

Alphonso Mango benefits for Pregnancy

Alphonso Mango, during pregnancy, is a frequent question asked or searched around the web.

We usually keep on getting calls; the question is always the same.

Can I eat mango during pregnancy?

Our family usually asks pregnant ladies to visit the Orchard's Alphonso Mango trees in Konkan Orchards.

It is a Great Source of Vitamins during Pregnancy

Superfruit, a king of fruit made by God and full of vitamins and minerals, enjoys this fruit during your pregnancy.

You need to know, is it safe to eat Mangoes during Pregnancy?

When your pregnancy starts, you need to eat extra Vitamins and minerals like Calcium and Protein to encounter your body's needs and the growing fetus.

Nutrition facts about Mango

Pregnant women must promote a healthy balanced diet, which helps as a nutritious fruit during pregnancy.

You are lucky if you are Pregnant during the start or the end of summer. Then your pregnancy is mangofeciant (means you can consume more king of fruit in this season).

They are a tremendous natural vegan source of Vitamins and minerals, Antioxidants if had moderately.

This fruit help with nausea feeling, which women always face during pregnancy. During pregnancy, it acts as a Vitamin Bomb. It has a sweet and slightly sour taste with a pleasing fragrance.

Alphonso Mango Benefit

It is a significant source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C with dietary fiber and Antioxidants sources. This fruit comes with great health benefits during pregnancy.

Vitamin A (Beta Carotene) in this is 2250 IU - 4 % RDA

It helps the Visual Growth of the Fetus.

Vitamin A deficiency is a big problem in many parts of the world. This fruit has an excellent source of Vitamin A 

A helps the embryonic growth of the fetus and ensures healthy placenta development. 

Normalizes the metabolic process of the fetus and boosts Immunity and fatal growth, which is Very Important for ocular health.

As per medicos, Vitamin A should not exceed more than 10,000 IU, so with all other diets, one to two of these is enough for you in a day during pregnancy.

It is rich in Dietary Fiber 1.8 gm – 2 % RDA. 

It helps fight Constipation during Pregnancy.

During the first trimester of pregnancy, most women face the problem of constipation. While 

It is the best origin of Dietary fiber, which is necessary for the digestive system. It normalizes the gastrointestinal tract and acts as a mild laxative.

Help easier constipation related to pregnancy.

However, pregnant women should moderately eat this because a large portion may cause discomfort and excessive gas formation.

Vitamin B6 in this is – 0.134 mg – 10 % RDA.

It helps your mood swings and pregnancy Irritation, as well Nervous and Brain system of the fetus. 

Vitamin B6 contributes to the growth of the brain and nervous system of the fetus.

Since you can consume this any time, Vitamin B6 helps reduce mood swings and pregnancy Irritation. 

Its fusion of sweet and sour taste in the king of fruit reduces morning sickness during pregnancy.

It helps with pregnancy-related nausea with a sweet and sour taste.

Copper in This fruit is – 0.11 mg – 12 % 

This tropical fruit helps bone formation in the baby.

Copper helps blood cell formation and bone health during pregnancy.

Folic acid in this – 14 gm – 4 % 

It helps with congenital disability prevention.

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) is the best natural supplement called Folate. It is rich with iron and folic acid necessary for the brain, nervous system, and Spinal cord development and prevents defects in the fetus.

It prevents the risk of neural tube defects, like spina bifida (congenital disability when the spine and spinal cord are not formed correctly in the fetus). 

This tropical fruit during pregnancy can help prevent the malformation of the fetus. It helps in the forming of the nervous system of the fetus.

Mango for Conceiving 

Since these fruits are rich in Folate (a natural source of folic acid from fruits), they are used as a natural supplement in the first few weeks of pregnancy.

Even certain elders in the family and some ancient texts say this is for Fertility.

Certain women start Folate or this fruit as a supplement even before conceiving as pre conceiving process. As it acts like prenatal vitamins, it helps the fetus's brain and spinal cord growth. 

Vitamin C in this is – 27.7 mg – 46 % RDA.

It helps preterm delivery prevention.

Usually, 5 % to 16% of babies born are preterm or premature babies born before completing thirty-seven weeks. 

Consume this and other fruits adequately with the target of Vitamin C daily at least 80 mg.  

Helps strengthen a body membrane, including amniotic layers; this may help you avoid the preterm birth of your baby. It is known that Membrane ruptures may affect the outcome of preterm birth.

It is an excellent source of Vitamin C and increases the absorption of iron, which is essential for hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood.

Iron in this is 1.1 – mg – 6% RDA.

It helps Red Blood Cell Production – Anemia during Pregnancy.

Iron produces hemoglobin in red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the fetus and your tissues. During pregnancy, it is recommended to have double of Iron standard requirement is 27 mg. In comparison, vitamins B6 and 12 help increase blood volume during pregnancy.

When consumed with other food products, This prevents Anemia during Pregnancy.

During pregnancy, you must double the Iron content of your consumption for you and your fetus. 

You can consume two fruits daily, one at lunch or after lunch. One more in the evening increases Red Blood Cell formation hence preventing Anemia. You can also use Mango Pulp if your pregnancy is not during the summer season; it gives the same effects.

Since your Iron consumption increased during your pregnancy, you should consume a fibrous diet to help during constipation.

Potassium in this summer fruit is 1.1 – mg – 6% RDA.

It helps stabilizes water balance in the organs – Edema during Pregnancy.

Potassium helps maintain water balance in tissues and organs of the body. This fruit significantly reduces unpleasant symptoms in pregnant women, such as edema. 

It also prevents excessive weight gain during pregnancy.

If any pregnant woman has kidney problems, consuming this during pregnancy might be dangerous or fatal. 

One of the operations is to remove excess potassium in the blood.

So please avoid this if there is any kidney problem or consult with your healthcare specialist or gynecologist. 

Magnesium in this is 9 – mg – 2% RDA.

It helps with toxicosis during pregnancy.

Toxicosis is a High Blood Pressure during Pregnancy. It contains magnesium, which is a natural remedy against high blood pressure. High blood pressure during pregnancy leads to stomach spasms.

Sugar in this is 14.8 gm.

It is for sugar cravings during pregnancy.

Its natural tangy-sweet taste helps you balance the sweet desire during your pregnancy. It enables you to avoid outside food during pregnancy that contains synthetic sugar.

How Many of These Can I eat during pregnancy?

Acts like a Superfood during Pregnancy is like a healthy bomb, rich with multiple nutrients, minerals, and vitamins. Especially in the second and third semesters, if your doctor has asked to increase calories in food, this or its pulp is the best sweet and sour substitute.

Doctors suggest that you can have one to two fruits only. Or one bowl or two bowls ofPulpp in a day. 

Is it safe to eat this in Late Pregnancy or the third trimester?

Since this has high carbohydrates, doctors may ask you to avoid pregnancy if you suffer from high sugar or diabetes.

Excessive consumption of this in late pregnancy may lead to other problems like Diabetes during Pregnancy (Gestational diabetes).

So it is suggested that you consume only half of it or one full in a whole Alphonso mango a day or half a bowl of pulp.

You should always consume ripe fruits and avoid chemical and carbide ripened fruit. Always have carbide free, naturally ripened fruits during pregnancy so that chemicals should not affect you and your fetus. 

Precautions

Please do not consume unripe fruit as it might provoke severe gastrointestinal tract (GI Tract) disorder.

Please consult your doctor for the same.

How to check for an allergy to this during pregnancy?

The pulp of yummy fruit

If you have pulp, you can have it any time in the year, as our Pulp is available 365 days a year.

First, check consuming half a bowl of this during pregnancy so that you can check for any allergic conditions, if any. If you observe any harmful effects like cramps in the stomach, diarrhea, rash, itching, or nausea, please avoid them.

If you don't see any adverse effects, you can consume 100 to 200 grams daily.

Please consult your doctor before consuming it.

Fresh Alphonso Mango 

If you consume fresh fruit, you can have it only in the summer when the season starts from March to June. As this is a seasonal fruit and it is available only for five months in a year.

First, check consuming half or a single small piece of this during pregnancy so that you can check for allergic conditions, if any. If you observe any harmful effects like cramps in the stomach, diarrhea, rash, itching, or nausea, please avoid them.

You can consume one to two daily fruits if you don't see any adverse effects.

Before consuming, please consult your healthcare specialist, like a Doctor or gynecologist.

Pregnancy digestive problems

If you have any digestive issues during pregnancy, please avoid this, as it will be dangerous. 

It is a contra indicatory for consuming during pregnancy digestive problems. It can provoke inflammation internally in the gastrointestinal tract and digestive organs.

Is it safe during Pregnancy second trimester?

Generally, second-trimester overeating may give rise to gestational diabetes. While you need to eat moderately, you can eat one or two of these per your health and doctor's consultation.

Used for Heartburn during Pregnancy

It has high ascorbic acid; after overeating, it might result in heartburn or acidity. If you are prone or tender to ascorbic acid released by it, please avoid consuming it or nullify the effect by consuming alkaline foods like spinach, celery, lettuce, green vegetables, and banana or melon fruits.

Peel of the fruit may contain resinous and might irritate you during pregnancy, 

As a common factor, you should also wash this neatly into the flowing water or soak it in a bucket of water.

You can keep this for cooling in the bucket for five to ten minutes.

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Mango and Ayurveda

Ayurveda is divided into two parts :

  1. Raw Mango - Means Katchi Kairi
  2. Raw fruit is Sour (Khata or Ambat). It increases Vata and Pitta dosha in the body.
  3. During pregnancy, you can prepare Panha from raw fruits. You can also make fresh pickles.
    1. Aam Panha quenches their thirst during pregnancy. Which pacifies pitta
  4. Ripe Mango – Means Pakku Kairi
    1. The ripe fruit is a blend of sweet and sour and is consumed when it is more pleasing. It pacifies Pitta and Vata Dosha.
    2. The ripe fruit is delicious and full of Vitamins and Minerals required during pregnancy for you and your fetus.
    3. It is heavy to digest with hot potency, as per ancient texts.
  5. It suggested that ripe fruit should be washed and cleaned neatly. 
  6. Due to its delicious taste, it avoids overheating.
  • Consume in moderate volume one or a Bowl of pulp nearly 100 gm to 200 gm only.
  1. Soak these fruits in a bucket of water for half an hour to one hour before consuming, As it helps neutralize their hot potency.
  2. Never eat fruit peel during pregnancy, as it has an unpleasant taste. But it is full of nutrients.
  3. It may cause an allergic reaction, containing any pesticide residue before harvesting.
  • Please avoid peeling off these. 
  • As per Ayurveda, Anupan (means an addition to particular food or medicine),
  • You can add little ghee, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, just a small pinch for taste, not more than that with Aamras. Mango Milkshake.

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