I was reading online recently about something called irvingia gabonensis. Actually, the bizarreness of the phrase is what made me follow the link to it, as it was something I had never heard of before, and it’s such a foreign looking word. And, as if so often the case when I click weird words, it’s a weight loss product. But this one is made from some species of mango.

My interest was peaked. As you will recall because I’m about to remind you, I have two mango trees. My ice cream mango that has one fruit growing on it this year:

and another breed of mango that we bought this year, and have not yet planted.

The thought of mangos working as a weight loss product gives me hope. I love mangos. Love them! Favorite fruit. If they can be proven to aid in weight loss, I intend to read up about it. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if either or both of my breeds of mango trees ended up having weight loss benefits?

Then again, the one is called ice cream mango. Nothing with “ice cream” in the name can possibly be good for the waistline!

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