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Mangosteen, "Queen" of Fruit

2003_9_mangosteen.jpgR.W. "Johnny" Apple of the Times waxes on about the mangosteen, a "tropical fruit about the size of a tangerine, whose leathery maroon shell surrounds moist, fragrant, snow-white segments of ambrosial flesh." Net net, Apple is besotted with the Asian fruit and liberally uses the word "exotic" as he details how this strange-looking fruit is currently illegal to import to the country and many agree it's sublime ("It is so delicate that it melts in the mouth like ice cream.") Gothamist will have to try one when we go to Asia next, but upon hearing that mangosteen is the queen of fruit and durian is the king, we're more than a little suspicious (durian is a fruit that even Anthony Bourdain won't eat).

Purdue University on the mangosteen.

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  • Derek

    It is all fine and dandy, But according to the state laws, New vision I hear is in Patent infringement and will be ordered to cease and desist very soon.

    Not a very good way to start to brand a product.

    Best if you try not to mimick another companies succeesful discovery (Xango) and try to be different.:

  • Dee Shah

    Being born in Rangoon, Burma, (Myanmar) I have a vivid memory of eating both Durian and Mangostin every other week. We always looked forward to our

    family feast. I wish I could get these fruits in California.

  • Vicky

    Since it seems a couple people have been able to get their hands on a whole fruit (but in other cities), I was wondering if anyone knew if I could get one of these mangosteens anywhere in or near San Francisco. I'm just REALLY curious now after reading so much about it, and kind of pissed that I never heard about this fruit even though I stayed in Hong Kong for 3 years at some point.

  • Vince

    Hello everyone and anyone,

    I stumbled across the Gothamist Site and these posts... so here's mine

    From a Nutrition and $$ value point of view...

    Independent lab testing based on the ORAC value of four Mangosteen Products are as follows. ORAC is the yardstick to guage value for your money.

    New Vision: ORAC value = 92,000+

    Thai-Go:.............. = 48,000

    Xango:................ = 27,000

    Mangozan:............. = 17,000

    Been in invovled in nutrition for 24 years and with New Vision for alomost 9. They have always exceeded my expections.

    The VEEMA Program backed by nearly 10 year old, (March 20, 2005) New Vision will launch Nov 1, 2004 - and will present a tremendous opportunity especially if you secure position before launch.

    Contact me for a Free CD containing all the stunning details.

  • Vemma, pronounced VEEma, is a, soon to be released, re-branded version of New Vision's existing Mangosteen Plus and Essential Minerals. Vemma will soon be available in one, two or four bottle quantities with free shipping for consumers. Most of the xanthones in mangosteen are found in the pericarp (rind). If you're looking for xanthones, Mangosteen Plus contains significantly more pericarp than Xango does. The combination of vitamins, minerals, mangosteen and aloe in a convenient, great tasting, liquid formulation provides a very solid nutritional foundation.

  • Vemma, pronounced VEEma, is a, soon to be released, re-branded version of New Vision's existing Mangosteen Plus and Essential Minerals. Vemma will soon be available in one, two or four bottle quantities with free shipping for consumers. Most of the xanthones in mangosteen are found in the pericarp (rind). If you're looking for xanthones, Mangosteen Plus contains significantly more pericarp than Xango does. The combination of vitamins, minerals, mangosteen and aloe in a convenient, great tasting, liquid formulation provides a very solid nutritional foundation.

  • clarissa

    really, isn't it just a kind of jewish mango?

  • QB-1

    I've been on Xango for 2 months. I really can't tell any difference. Please send me info on VEMMA.

  • I have never seen nor eaten a Mangosteen before, but I have tried both Xango and New Vision's VEMMA (vitamins, essential minerals, mangosteen, aloe vera, (and green tea)). The taste of both is great. For 3 weeks my husband was on two doses and I was on one of the Xango. We both noticed benefit in energy and less achies.

    Then a friend in Xango told us about a free trial offer from New Vision and asked us if we would try it and make a comparison. We did. We haven't even looked back. Our Xango upline would never tell us how much Mangosteen per oz is in the Xango. But New Vision does tell how much.

    85 mg per ounce. 900% more Xanthones than what is in Xango. We also learned after we were in Xango at the cost of $100 each order for 4 bottles and that's the only way you can buy is as a distributor at $100 of product, that 3 - 1 oz doses per day is required to be a maintenance dose. One person would go through a bottle in 8 days at the cost of $25 + shipping. 25oz bottles.

    With New Vision's VEMMA, 1 oz per day is a maintenance dose. You can do therapy doses of up to 3 oz per day if you need to. You can see there's more mangosteen and pericarp in the New Vision as compared to the Xango when you look at it. Comes in 32oz bottles for 32 days of product.

    And with New Vision's VEMMA you can just be a consumer or you can also choose to do the business, just $14.95 to get started as a distributor. The free trial offer is also $14.95 for the shipping and handling and you get the VEMMA Nutrition Program for 16 days to try on the company. Which makes it really easy to tell other's about it.

    This is our experience with both companies.

    Is there anyone out there that has also tried both?

  • Bill

    The $12;00 price would seem more realstic

  • Lisa

    Ben,



    please send info on $12. a bottle Mangosteen.

    Thanks

    Lisa

  • Lisa

    Ben,



    please send info on $12. a bottle Mangosteen. Thanks

  • Lisa

    Ben,



    please send info on $12. a bottle Mangosteen. Thanks

  • Lisa

    Ben,



    please send info on $12. a bottle Mangosteen. Thanks

  • Lisa

    Ben,



    please send info on $12. a bottle Mangosteen. Thanks

  • jsettle

    The Xango juice is made with the rind and that is the part with the most medicinal properties. They have patented their product so they can't be copied. It's priced fairly and they have thought it out thoroughly. In fact I'm thinking about joining in they're crusade.

    Sounds like a worthwhile product.

    John S.

  • Charles

    Ben would you please send info on $12 a bottle

    Mangosteen.

    Thank you.

  • Charles Perry

    Please Send Info. Thank you.

  • Charles Perry

    Please DEnd Info. Thank you.

  • lorraine

    please e-mail me where I can buy mangosteen as my daughter has fibromyalgia and mangosteen is suppose to help with the pain connected to fibro. thank you lorraine

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