Optima Nutra Keto The most punctual name given to the mango was Amra-Phal. It is likewise alluded to in early Vedic writing as Rasala and Sahakara, and is expounded on in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and the Puranas, which censure the felling of mango trees. On arriving at South India, the name meant Aam-Kaay in Tamil, which slowly became Maamkaay because of contrasts in articulation. The Malayali individuals further changed this to Maanga. The Portuguese were interested by the natural product on their appearance in Kerala and acquainted it with the world as Mango.