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Spain has become the great European garden orchard of tropical fruits. And that has led him to a peculiar record: that of the mango

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Europe likes exotic fruits. A lot. And that is encouraging an increasingly juicy business. Only between 2018 and 2022 the value of imports grew almost 20%which connects with a trend that goes back to at least The last decade. Spain He has managed to position himself In that upward market thanks to its fields of avocados, custards, maneuver or mangoes, a fruit of the latter that is preparing to A record harvest which promises to duplicate last year thanks to a lucky mixture of droughts, spring rain and business commitment. The news, yes, comes accompanied by some challenges. The field reinvents. It is nothing new. Nor exclusive from Spain. As the weather changes, tastes, demand in markets and crop profitability, the fields also change. In recent years we have seen how fruits that until recently had a relatively discreet (or almost null) weight on the peninsula have gained little by little hectares: it occurred with The pistachio, The avocado, The kiwi, The papaya… And it is also happening with the handle. Although Its origins They are in Southeast Asia, it did not reach the Canary Islands until well into the 18th century and its commercial cultivation began in Spain relatively a short time, the hoses have been opening little by little passage in the fields of Spain. Its exploitation is very recent, it began towards the 1970s in the Canary Islands and 1980 in the southeast peninsular, but now it is estimated that it covers near 6,044 hectares In the country, with a very localized crop. Looking at Axarquía and Granada. To prosper the mango demands certain weather conditions, such as a warm climate, well drained soils and especially the absence of frost. Hence its cultivation has prospered especially in the Malaga region of the Axarquía and the Tropical Costa. According to the data handled by the Ministry of Agriculture, of the 1,180 ha Cultivated in Spain in 2007, 950 concentrated in Andalusia and 230 in the Canary Islands. Today that figure is considerably higher, although both regions remain as large producing foci. A few days ago The country He pointed out that the hoses are already extended by 4,600 ha of the axarchy, which makes this Malaga region European epicenter of the cultivation, and 500 ha of the Costa Tropical, which also includes the coastal coast. The Canary Islands have a surface similar to that of Granada, the Valencian Community is around 25 hectares and the Region of Murcia approaches at 17. The mango has not only gained ground. Its farmers are organized and have promoted associations and brands to gain visibility. The best examples are the Tropical Association either Tropswhich has just promoted a new advertising campaign to promote the consumption of national mango in Spain. The harvest harvest. The most palpable result of that expansion will be seen this same campaign, when farmers hope to reach A production record In Andalusia. A few days ago the sector spoke about 35,000 tonsan interesting figure for several reasons. First because, although it is far (far away) from the millions of tons harvested every year in India, China or Thailand, Heavyweights From the mango internationally, it is a historical brand for Spain. Second, because would double the records last year. The record fact is not explained only by the increase in hectares dedicated to mango. At stake, another or even more relevant factor enters: the weather. The current harvest has been favored by the spring rains of Malaga and Granada and the fact that the drought of recent years gave the handles a respite. “The trees are rested for the low years of a lot of drought. They have recovered and that has facilitated this explosion,” José María López points outof the Tropical Association. “In addition, we have learned to better handle irrigation and pruning.” Why is it important? For several reasons. The most obvious is that, if confirmed, the between 30,000 and 35,000 tons will be A record For Spanish producers. The data also confirms The referential role From Spain in European production of exotic fruits, which is an opportunity for farmers in the country. “European imports of tropical or exotic have tripled in value and duplicate in volume in the last 10 years,” Remember From the Association of Avocados Producers in The newspaper. Financial Food Point out that in a matter of a decade (between 2014 and 2024) Spanish exports shot around 75% in volume and about 174% in terms of value, which would place our country as the main producer and third supplier of tropical fruit of the European Union. That potential explains that plots that until not long ago were dedicated to oranges or manecs are now oriented towards new crops, such as avocado. The collective calculates that only in 2023 the surface dedicated to that fleshy fruit in Spain grew by 7% until adding 23,953 hectares. Avacateros today They have overcome The 24,000 ha barrier. And as is the case with mango, its production is very localized, especially in Andalusia, although in recent years the crop It has grown too In the Valencian Community. Opportunities … and challenges. The mango gains ground, Spain is positioned as European reference of exotic fruits and farmers have achieved that important part From its cultivation it is allocated to the national market, but that does not mean that the sector does not face challenges. There are, as the farmers themselves recalled in early September, when They regretted that good production forecasts are accompanied by something less attractive: downward prices. According to the union of small farmers and ranchers (UPA) at the beginning of the campaign in the Malaga Axarquía and the Costa Tropical, the kilo was being paid to between 70 and 80 centsfar from the average of 1.5 euros last year. Result? Despite the best harvest they predicted a fall of € 12,600/ha with respect to last year’s campaign. The collective explains that a handle between 400 and 800 g can be paid to one euro, but … Read more

For years we peel fruits by habit. It seems that we were throwing the best according to science

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When I was little, there was a girl in my class that did something that produced us between laughter and repulsion: he ate orange with skin. Without peeling it, without dividing it into segments, I bit her whole as if it were an apple, and we all looked at her incredulous. I remember that it seemed strange to me, and I think someone told her not to eat like that, to what she ignored. Today I wonder if, without knowing it, that girl was not closer to the truth than the rest of us. A popular trend. In recent years, eat fruits with skin, such as kiwi, has become In a viral trend in the networks. Everything exploded when Jenna Ortega, the actress who gives life to Wednesday, A story uploaded eating a kiwi without peeling. In a matter of days, thousands of users They have dared To site the tooth to the skin of this fruit, but it has turned out that it is recommended by some experts. Science behind. According to A Heathline analysisfruits and vegetables usually concentrate more nutrients than pulp. The example that uses is a raw apple, which, with the skin, contains much higher nutritional values, such as 115% more vitamin C. Another reference that makes is with a boiled potato, if the skin is maintained, it can be 115% more potassium. The most important point is that the shells contain much of the total fruit or vegetable fiber. In addition, that fiber, especially the so -called viscous fiber, Help reduce appetite by slowing down gastric emptying and stimulating hormones that promote satiety, According to a study. There is much more. As for antioxidants, such as has underlined in its column The doctor Mahammad Jube, are mostly on the skin. These compounds help combat cell damage and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and certain types of cancer. All peeled. If until now it has always peeled, it is partly because of its texture or flavor. In the case of Kiwi’s skin it can be rough, that of bitter citrus, and that of some pumpkins too hard. However, the fear of pesticides also influences. As have explained in an investigationpesticide residues can be found in fruits cultivated both conventional and organic; Most stay in the outer skin. Washing fruits eliminates 41% of these waste on average, while peeling can eliminate double. Can you know all fruits and vegetables? Not all skins are the same. Some, such as apple, grapes, plum or eggplant, are perfectly edible and nutritious. Others, such as melon, pineapple, avocado or papaya, are too hard or fibrous. Healthline offers a useful list to distinguish between edible and non -edible skin. In the case of Kiwi, that many people will be rejecting, such as has detailed Cleveland Clinic, it is possible to eat your skin, and is a fiber and vitamin E source, although it is recommended to wash it well and, if desired, choose more fine skin varieties such as golden kiwi. However, it should be noted that fruits such as Durián or the Japanese loaf The conversation. I wasn’t so wrong. Today we know that many fruit skins are not only edible, but also rich in nutrients. That the rejection of them has more to do with custom, texture or perception than with an objective reason. Science supports it, but the habit weighs. Maybe it’s not about eating it all, but looking twice before throwing what we discarded. Image | Pxhere Xataka | The “potato diet” ignores something: that we can subsist on potatoes does not mean that it is a good idea

The strategy that is paying fruits in China

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After the exchange of Fulfilled, kisses and public hugs between Pedro Sánchez and Xi Jinping During the last days in Beijing there is more than diplomatic protocol. A calculated maneuver is at a critical moment. Spain, with a commercial deficit with China of almost 40,000 million (more than 70% of its total deficit), see in this commercial war a window of opportunity. The strategy is direct: while Europe in internally debate what position to take Before Trump’s commercial war, Spain has chosen unilateral action. Take advantage that China needs European allies against isolation imposed by Washington for get commercial concessions that would be difficult in normal circumstances. The Four signed protocols To unlock pigs of pigs, cherries, medications and cosmetics are the result of this approach. And the interesting thing is that both parties They stage this friendship by finding exactly what they need: Jinping gets the photo that shows that it has not been diplomatically isolated. Sanchez achieves concrete commitments that can begin to correct the commercial imbalance. When the Spanish president says that “Spain sees China as an EU partner” (softening the “competitor and systemic rival” of the European Official Dictionary) is using diplomatic capital to try to get economic advantages. Thinking that this movement is risking a crisis with the United States is an incomplete thought. Spain is in that intermediate and gray space created by Trump when it paralyzed tariffs worldwide except China. This three -month parenthesis is an opportunity to make commercial advantages to China and have better cards when the truce ends and the tension returns. For now Spain has achieved concrete agreements and not only statements of intentionsunlike Brussels, at the moment focused on funambulism between China and the United States. Time will say whether this is enough or not to really advance in the rebalancing of the trade balance. Or if they are nothing more than small symbolic concessions by China. At the moment it seems clear that Spain has achieved something that Europe is still debating: Convert the tension between blocks into good opportunities for its exporters. In other words: fish in a scrambled river. Spain has been able to strain through a narrow and perhaps temporary slit, but it can bear fruit when the world commercial situation stabilizes. In Xataka | The tariff war will shoot the price of a component that nobody speaks: the SSD units Outstanding image | Xataka

There are alarmed people because fruits are increasingly sweet. It is a more complicated phenomenon than it appears

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A few years ago, Melbourne Zoo decided that he would stop giving fruits to some of his animals “because they were too sweet for their own good“In recent years, red pandas and primates had gained weight and some even had signs of decay. The reason tells a greater story about our relationship with the fruit. Too much sugar. “The problem is that cultivated fruits have been genetically modified to have a sugar content much greater than its natural ancestral fruits,” Michael Lynch explainedVeterinarian Chief of the Zoo, to the Sydney Morning Herald. It seemed a curiosity without much route, but it wasn’t. The idea that “fruit is not healthy because it has much higher sugar levels than in the old days” It has been circulating for years Online. In fact, come back again and again … But is it? The answer is complicated. If we go to the data (for example, to Central fooddataa database of nutritional analysis of food in the US), we can find some fruits in which that is seen growth. For example, “wild blueberries” would have 6.46% of sugars, while commercial “blueberries” would be at 9.96%. Growth is considerable, yes. What happens is that this effect disappears when, instead of comparing with primitive varieties, we analyze whether the fruit has been raising its amounts of sugars in recent decades. Angela Dowden He reviewed the United Kingdom data since 1946 and found no significant differences in the sugar content of apples, white grapes or strawberries. Giovanni Stanchi. This makes sense. For years, human beings have gone improving Fruits and vegetables to the point that they don’t look at anything. Giovanni Stanchi was an Italian still life of the seventeenth century. At some point between 1645 and 1672, Stanchi painted a picture full of peaches, pears and watermelons. Watermelons that do not look anything like ours. And it’s not that it was anything new. The watermelon was a plant of Africa that for 1600 (via al-Andalus) It was already extremely popular in the orchards throughout Europe. Bodegons give us An unbeatable opportunity To see how the watermelon has changed until today. By 1860, the watermelons They were acquiring an appearance more recognizable. It is not just a matter of appearance. Also of flavor. We have seen it With tomatoes (Although, in this case, Often for worse) and we could see it with almost all fruits and vegetables. For example, Brussels cabbage They are much less bitter That 20 years ago. The point is that, when we talk about sugars in fruits, we will see that growth has a limit. A physical limit. In general, As the botanist James to Wong explainedfruity sugars levels tend to converge in a very similar range because, as with tomatoesplants can not manufacture more sugar without becoming much larger or produced less (and none of that interests us at a commercial level). But there is something else. Let’s go to nutritional data to see it clearly: following Dowden’s data, super sweet “modern” strawberries contain only 4.89% of sugars, while Kiwis have 8.99% and bananas have 12.23%. This gives us an interesting key. As Wong points out, what fitomejoradores do is that “the fruit has a sweeter flavor not increasing sugars, but reducing acid and bitter chemicals that mask their sweetness.” And there is the explanation of what happened with Melbourne’s animals. The problem was not so much the level of fruits sugars (which, Rememberbeing “fiber -packaged fructose” cannot increase blood sugar levels as refined sugars), but were so good that pandas and primates stopped eating other things and their diet was unbalanced. It does not seem a problem that affects us human beings. Hopefully the fruit would gain weight in our diet because that would mean that, on average, the feeding of society would improve. What we are seeing is, in fact, it is just the opposite: the weight in our processed food diet tripled between 1990 and 2010 (from 11% to 31.7%) and that led to the added sugars added will pass from 8.4% of our daily energy intake at 13%. Within our dietary concerns, the sweet fruit is not among the worst problems. Image | Evie Fjord In Xataka | “We looked at the US with condescension and now we are almost the same”: the unstoppable degradation of food in Spain

Exotic fruit that helps reduce blood cholesterol levels

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Unknown by the vast majority, the Black Aroniaalso called Chokeberryit is today one of the fruits with the greatest amount of benefits on the human body. According to a study conducted by the researcher Yulin Renof the Ohio State Universitytogether with the National Library of Medicine from the United Statesthis small fruit of appearance is capable of achieving a direct impact on the decrease in the level of Blood cholesterol and level sugar in it. But how can a tiny size berry achieve this series of important results only with its consumption? The benefits of Black Aronia in health As revealed in the investigation, this food, from the region of North Americahas a series of important nutrients and benefits as: Low calories Fiber Vitamin c Vitamin K Manganese Iron Vitamin a Vitamin e To measure the impact of this fruit In the health of a person, the team of researchers had a group of people who took the Black Aronia For 6 weeks in a row. After the completion of the clinical trial, the scientists noticed that the pressure systolic bloodas well as the Blood cholesterol levels The participants were significantly reduced. Similarly, and in addition to its benefits to counteract this type of heart diseaseit was also discovered that the consumption of the Black Aronia helped Reduce the glycemia level In the blood. In addition to all of the above, and thanks to the series of studies carried out, it was also discovered that the Black Aronia Provides important amounts of folic acidin addition to being extremely useful when Improve the digestive process Due to his power anti -inflammatory. Niacin has been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol, its impact on the reduction of cardiovascular risk has been lower than expected.Credit: Redpixel.Pl | Shuttersock In the same way, it is able to nurture the muscles and support the arthritis prevention. The Black Aronia It also has other benefits such as: Antiproliferative: It has properties that help reduce the growth of cancer cells. ANTIMUTAGENICA: It houses various nutrients that can contribute to the care of the immune system. Regarding the form of consumption, it is recommended to eat the fruit in its natural form. Similarly, it can be enjoyed by freshly made milkshakes or juices. However, and like every new food, it is important to consult an expert in nutrition to make the best decision regarding its inclusion in a diet. Continue reading: The key fruit that can improve digestion, according to Harvard experts Saúco’s juice could be a “powerful tool” to control weight What fruits can you eat if you are diabetic and which is the best, according to experts (tagstotranslate) High cholesterol

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