Fake message alert: Mangoes and cold drink is not a deadly cocktail

A WhatsApp message alerting people not to guzzle cold drinks after eating mangoes is making rounds on social media.

The viral message states: “Eat mangoes and don't drink cold drinks on them! Some tourists went to Chandigarh. He drank the cold drink immediately after eating the mango. They all started feeling sick and faint. They were all declared brought dead on admission to the hospital. Doctors said that no cold drink or soft drink should be consumed after eating mango. The citric acid in the mango and the organic acids in the cold drink combine to form poison. Please forward this message to all your loved ones. Currently, the mango season has started.”

The same post can be seen on Facebook as a news clipping.

Is consuming cold drinks after consuming mangoes fatal? Let’s find out.

FACT CHECK

NewsMeter found the claim to be false.

To check whether the claim backs with any scientific evidence, we could not find anything related to consuming mangoes and a cold drink. We even could not trace any media report or medical cases registered of fatality post consuming the combination.

For better understanding, we contacted Dr. Aarathi Bellary, Consultant of Internal Medicine at KIMS Hospitals.

“This seems to be fake news doing rounds for a while now. As per scientific evidence, there is no such formation of poison. The citric acid content is negligible in Mangoes. Thus, the whole claim is quite absurd. Consuming mangoes and soft drinks which contain high sugars can increase one's sugars. Enjoy your mangoes in moderation...I would definitely say no to soft drinks any day,” he said.