The West African mango, known as the bush mango or wild mango, grows in the Cameroon rain-forest of Africa. The scientific name is Irvingia gabonensis. The yellow fruit of the tree, the dika nut, is similar to a mango. It is not the fruit that proclaims weight loss benefits, but extract from the seed, which has an abundance of healthy fats and fiber.
The African mango is a unique weight-loss ingredient claiming to have the ability to help lower cholesterol and accelerate your metabolism to burn fat for weight loss.