What makes the mango yellow in colour?

How? The mango tree builds yellow-orange pigment in its fruits and this substance is called “carotene”. You see why its called like that? Because carrots contain the same. Carotene reflects yellow and orange light and it absorbs blue. But the mango tree would be stupid not to take more advantage of the carotene it makes! read more

What makes the mango yellow is the sheer desire of the mango tree to make its mangos easy to find and very seductive to animals, because they will eat the fruit and spread the seeds (the stone). Call it a survival method. read more

Mango Yellow ' s premiere was held at the Festival do Rio on October 4, 2002, while it was released on domestic theaters on August 15, 2003. Despite receiving praise by film critics, it was moderately received by Brazilian audiences. read more