Three new variations of sugar-free mangoes with four to six percent sugar levels have been introduced in Pakistani markets for diabetics.
By Roman Ahmed
A Pakistani mango expert conducted scientific alterations of mangoes at a private agriculture farm in Tando Allahyar, Sindh, and produced three varieties of sugar-free mangoes.
The M H Panhwar Farms led research on and scientifically improved mangoes for five years.
The subsequent mango varieties have been named Sonaro, Glenn, and Keitt, and are easily available in the local markets.
The handiness of sugar-free mangoes is a relief for diabetics because most of the calories in mangoes come from sugar.
M H Panhwar’s nephew and a mango expert, Ghulam Sarwar said, “The government of Pakistan had conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Mr. Panhwar for his research related to fruits including mangoes and bananas. After his death, I continued his work and carried out modification after importing different genres of mangoes to test its growth in this atmosphere and soil”.
Sarwar explained, “This project is being run on a personal basis and we are not taking any assistance from the government departments. I just want to introduce these varieties on the national and international levels. We think about national interests but not [using this project] for gaining profits for us”.
“The Keitt variety has the lowest sugar level up to 4.7 percent, while Sonaro and Glenn have sugar levels up to 5.6 percent and six percent respectively,” he stated.
Originally published at Bol news