Production figures from the developed world for commercially sold bananas, oranges, and apples are likely pretty accurate, as are the tonnage of mango fruits produced for international sale.
However, I think it is likely that in the less-developed nations of the world, mango fruit may be more often grown in a back yard and eaten by a family than oranges, apples, or even bananas. I live near Austin, Texas and have a productive lemon tree, peach trees, pear trees, and decorative but nonproductive (so far) plantains that are not on any list of how much fruit is produced nationally.
This “grown for home consumption” is one way that the Snapple folks could be right. However, it is not easily provable. So maybe Snapple worded its factoid poorly, rather than being absolutely wrong.
March 19th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Thanks for the link!
March 19th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Thanks for the mention!
March 20th, 2010 at 9:37 am
Production figures from the developed world for commercially sold bananas, oranges, and apples are likely pretty accurate, as are the tonnage of mango fruits produced for international sale.
However, I think it is likely that in the less-developed nations of the world, mango fruit may be more often grown in a back yard and eaten by a family than oranges, apples, or even bananas. I live near Austin, Texas and have a productive lemon tree, peach trees, pear trees, and decorative but nonproductive (so far) plantains that are not on any list of how much fruit is produced nationally.
This “grown for home consumption” is one way that the Snapple folks could be right. However, it is not easily provable. So maybe Snapple worded its factoid poorly, rather than being absolutely wrong.