Indramayu Mango Farm (IMF) plantation is located in
Rancasari, Indramayu next to the Jatitujuh Sugar Cane Factory, West Java,
Indonesia. The plantation area is about 11 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 20 years old.
The IMF plantation is intercropped by
Porang trees following government spirit to make Indonesia is the biggest
Porang producer in the world. Porang produces glucomannan flour which can be
processed into dietary and healthy food, cosmetic, medical, and other
industries.
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 ripe GG mango has weight in the range of 180 - 350 grams and the brix value of about 14. The GG mango is quite similar with Alphonso mango which has been very popular in international market but GG tastes much nicer. Some people call GG mango also as apple mango because it has the same size with apple and has reddish skin color.
The nutrient composition of 100 gram GG mango is as
follow:
Vitamin A |
: 3.984 I.U. |
Photasium |
: 156 mg |
Vitamin B1 |
: 0,06 mg |
calcium |
: 10 mg |
Vitamin B2 |
: 0,06 mg |
Ferro |
: 0,13 mg |
Vitamin B3 |
: 0,584 mg |
phosphor |
: 11 mg |
Vitamin B5 |
: 0,160 mg |
Selenium |
: 0,6 mcg |
Vitamin B6 |
: 0,134 mg |
Protein |
: 0,51 gr |
Vitamin B9 |
: 14 ug |
carbohydrates |
: 17 gr |
Vitamin C |
: 41 mg |
Lipid |
: 0,27 gr |
Vitamin E |
: 1.120 mg ATE |
Fibre |
: 1,8 gr |
Beta carotene |
: 445 ug |
Calorie |
: 65 Kcal |
Source: Balai Penelitian Tanaman
Buah Tropika, Indonesia
The IMF
Plantation is also a perfect place for camping and Edu tourism. The camping
guests can enjoy tranquility and fresh air with unique odor from Gedong
Gincu leaves at night. During harvest season which normally starts from June
until December, guests can pick GG mangos and selfie with colorful GG
mangos on the trees with beautiful background angles.
Anyone
interested to buy mango, Porang seed, plan camping, outbound activities, or to
know more about IMF plantation please go to the contact menu and send email to
our contact persons. We welcome any plantation visitors and thank you for
your visit to our website.