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Sarah Suta: Producer
Caitlin Hofmeister: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer, Host
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Mangoes can act like poison ivy. Their skin has a toxin in it called urushiol, which is the same thing that makes poison ivy dangerous. So whether your body treats mangoes as toxic or not could hinge on whether you've ever touched poison ivy before.
If you're exposed to poison ivy first, you are more likely to be allergic to mangoes because your body already recognizes the urushiol as a threat. But it only works in that order, probably because urushiol is found in the entire ivy plant, while it's mainly found in the mango peel, leaves, and stem.
So handling a mango first isn't likely to trigger that immune response because you're probably not handling the other parts of the mango, like the stem.
If you're exposed to poison ivy first, you are more likely to be allergic to mangoes because your body already recognizes the urushiol as a threat. But it only works in that order, probably because urushiol is found in the entire ivy plant, while it's mainly found in the mango peel, leaves, and stem.
So handling a mango first isn't likely to trigger that immune response because you're probably not handling the other parts of the mango, like the stem.