“ Evaluation of Some Late Varieties of Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) for Pulp Processing”
“EVALUATION OF SOME LATE VARIETIES OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) FOR PULP PROCESSING” by C. S. Desai1, Dr. A. G. Naik2 and J. M. Patel3*
1Ph. D. Scholar, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, 2Professor and Head,
Dept. of Horticulture, N. M. College of Agriculture, 3Asst. Prof. (Post Harvest Technology) ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari
*E-mail: jilen.m.patel11@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The present investigation was carried out to evaluate physico-chemical properties of some late mango varieties for pulp processing. The varieties taken for evaluation were ‘Amrapali’, ‘Totapuri’, ‘Neelum’, ‘Sonpari’ and ‘Sindhu’ as treatments with four replications. The physico-chemical quality for fruits of mango varieties were compared and it was found that fruit weight (g), pulp (%), peel (%), stone (%) and crude fibre (%). The ‘Sonpari’ was superior in all the physical parameters, in case of their chemical attributes viz., total sugar (%), pH, acidity (%) and T.S.S. (oBrix) in fresh pulp it was found that ‘Sonpari’ and ‘Amrapali’ were superior in comparison with other late cultivars immediately after processing also. In storage the compositional changes in mango pulp made from different mango varieties were followed through periodical evaluation. It was found that moisture level in pulp was increased up to 3 months and then decrease slightly during entire period of storage. T.S.S. was remained more or less stable during entire period of storage. Total sugar (%), reducing sugar (%) and acidity (%) was increasing during entire storage period while pH was decreasing.
KEY WORDS: Late cultivars, Pulp Processing, Amrapali, Totapuri, Neelum, Sonpari, Sindhu
INTRODUCTION
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is grown almost in 63 countries around the world and fruit occupies a unique place among the fruit crops grown in India. Mango ranks among the best fruits of the world by virtue of its excellent flavour,
1Ph. D. Scholar, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, 2Professor and Head,
Dept. of Horticulture, N. M. College of Agriculture, 3Asst. Prof. (Post Harvest Technology) ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari
*E-mail: jilen.m.patel11@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The present investigation was carried out to evaluate physico-chemical properties of some late mango varieties for pulp processing. The varieties taken for evaluation were ‘Amrapali’, ‘Totapuri’, ‘Neelum’, ‘Sonpari’ and ‘Sindhu’ as treatments with four replications. The physico-chemical quality for fruits of mango varieties were compared and it was found that fruit weight (g), pulp (%), peel (%), stone (%) and crude fibre (%). The ‘Sonpari’ was superior in all the physical parameters, in case of their chemical attributes viz., total sugar (%), pH, acidity (%) and T.S.S. (oBrix) in fresh pulp it was found that ‘Sonpari’ and ‘Amrapali’ were superior in comparison with other late cultivars immediately after processing also. In storage the compositional changes in mango pulp made from different mango varieties were followed through periodical evaluation. It was found that moisture level in pulp was increased up to 3 months and then decrease slightly during entire period of storage. T.S.S. was remained more or less stable during entire period of storage. Total sugar (%), reducing sugar (%) and acidity (%) was increasing during entire storage period while pH was decreasing.
KEY WORDS: Late cultivars, Pulp Processing, Amrapali, Totapuri, Neelum, Sonpari, Sindhu
INTRODUCTION
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is grown almost in 63 countries around the world and fruit occupies a unique place among the fruit crops grown in India. Mango ranks among the best fruits of the world by virtue of its excellent flavour,