Gedong Gincu (GG) mango is the most delicious mango and considered very special mango in
Indonesia. During the kingdom era, the GG mango could only be consumed by king's family members. Ordinary people were prohibited to eat this mango.
GG has reddish to yellowish skin color and has been in demand of domestic and export market. The GG mango has weight in the range of 180 - 350 grams and the brix value is of about 14, taken just after harvest. The GG mango is quite similar with Alphonso mango which has been very popular in international market but it tastes much nicer. Some people call GG mango as apple mango because it has the same size with apple and reddish skin color.
GG has reddish to yellowish skin color and has been in demand of domestic and export market. The GG mango has weight in the range of 180 - 350 grams and the brix value is of about 14, taken just after harvest. The GG mango is quite similar with Alphonso mango which has been very popular in international market but it tastes much nicer. Some people call GG mango as apple mango because it has the same size with apple and reddish skin color.
The Taxonomy of the GG mango is as follows:
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Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
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Division: Spermatophyta (seed plants)
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Subdivision: Angiospermae (seeds enclosed)
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Class: Dicotyledonae (Seed dashed two)
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Order: Sapindales
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Family: Anacardiaceae
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Genus: Mangifera
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Species: Mangifera indica L. cv gedong gincu
The nutrient composition of 100 gram
GG mango is as follow:
Vitamin A
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: 3.984 I.U.
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Photasium
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: 156 mg
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Vitamin B1
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: 0,06 mg
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calcium
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: 10 mg
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Vitamin B2
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: 0,06 mg
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Ferro
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: 0,13 mg
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Vitamin B3
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: 0,584 mg
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phosphor
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: 11 mg
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Vitamin B5
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: 0,160 mg
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Selenium
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: 0,6 mcg
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Vitamin B6
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: 0,134 mg
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Protein
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: 0,51 gr
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Vitamin B9
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: 14 ug
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carbohydrates
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: 17 gr
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Vitamin C
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: 41 mg
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Lipid
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: 0,27 gr
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Vitamin E
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: 1.120 mg ATE
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Fibre
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: 1,8 gr
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Beta carotene
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: 445 ug
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Calorie
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: 65 Kcal
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Source: Balai
Penelitian Tanaman Buah Tropika, Indonesia
The GG mango mega farm plantation is located in Rancasari, Indramayu next to the Jatitujuh Sugar Cane Factory in Jatitujuh, West Java, Indonesia. The plantation area is about 10 ha and it has about 1500 mango trees including 120 young trees . Most of the mango trees or about 80 % are gedong gincu and the rests are Harum Manis and Cengkir ( Indramayu mango). The plantation project development was started in 1996 so most of the mango trees are now more than 15 years old.
