• The mango is known as the 'King of Fruit'
• Mango is one of the finest and most popular tropical fruits and has been cultivated in India since 2000BC
• It is said that Lord Buddha himself was given a Mango grove in which he could find cool and shady repose. Since then, Mango flowers and fruits have been incorporated into certain ceremonies of Theravada Buddhism ever since.
  
  

• In the UK, Mangos are the most popular exotic fruit. Rubicon produces 29 million litres of Mango juice drinks every year, that’s enough to fill more than 12 Olympic size swimming pools!
• There are over 400 varieties of Mangoes throughout the world ranging from 2 to 10 inches in length. The best variety is called Alphonso, picked only in India between May and July, it is often referred to as the ‘King of Mangoes’.