UF/IFAS NUTRITIONIST, DR. SUE PERCIVAL IS STUDYING EXACTLY WHAT'S IN A MANGO THAT MAKES IT SO POWERFUL AND BENEFICIAL TO HUMAN HEALTH. IT'S ALREADY KNOWN MANGOES ARE LIKE MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT CONTAIN CAROTENOIDS. THOSE ARE DISEASE-FIGHTING SUBSTANCES FOUND IN THE ORANGE AND YELLOW PIGMENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. BUT THE MANGO DOESN'T STOP THERE. UF SCIENTISTS FOUND OTHER PARTS OF THE MANGO THAT ARE EVEN MORE POTENT THAN CAROTENOIDS. WHEN THEY ADDED CANCER-CAUSING CELLS TO THAT PORTION OF THE MANGO, THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS 10 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE IN INHIBITING THE FORMATION OF CANCER.

PERCIVAL: " This is more evidence that a particular fruit that has cancer fighting capabilities. It's not something that's never been studied before, it's not something that's been well known although based on the carotenoid fraction we would say that they are good for you, but now we have another reason to say that mangoes are good for you." (:19)