“Study of Physico-Chemical Properties of Some Early Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) Varieties for Pulp Processing”
“STUDY OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME EARLY MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) VARIETIES FOR PULP PROCESSING” by C. S. Desai1*and Dr. A. G. Naik2
1SMS; Horticulture, KVK, Waghai, 2Professor and Head,
Dept. of Horticulture, N. M. College of Agriculture, *E-mail: chaksdesai@gmail.com
ABSTRACT The present investigation was carried out to evaluate physico-chemical properties of some mango varieties for pulp processing. The varieties taken for evaluation were ‘Kesar’, ‘Alphanso’ and ‘Dashehari’ as treatments with seven 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 variety ‘Kesar’ was superior over the other while, in case of their chemical attributes in fresh pulp, it was found that the 'Alphanso' was superior in total sugar (%), pH, acidity (%) and T.S.S. (oBrix). 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 than 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: Early cultivars, Pulp Processing, Kesar, Alphanso, Dashehari.
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, delicious taste, delicate fragrance, attractive colour and nutritive value, so it is known as “king of fruits”. The total area under mango crop in India is estimated to be 22.05 million ha. with a production of 13.80 million metric tones per annum, being about 38 per cent of the
1SMS; Horticulture, KVK, Waghai, 2Professor and Head,
Dept. of Horticulture, N. M. College of Agriculture, *E-mail: chaksdesai@gmail.com
ABSTRACT The present investigation was carried out to evaluate physico-chemical properties of some mango varieties for pulp processing. The varieties taken for evaluation were ‘Kesar’, ‘Alphanso’ and ‘Dashehari’ as treatments with seven 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 variety ‘Kesar’ was superior over the other while, in case of their chemical attributes in fresh pulp, it was found that the 'Alphanso' was superior in total sugar (%), pH, acidity (%) and T.S.S. (oBrix). 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 than 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: Early cultivars, Pulp Processing, Kesar, Alphanso, Dashehari.
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, delicious taste, delicate fragrance, attractive colour and nutritive value, so it is known as “king of fruits”. The total area under mango crop in India is estimated to be 22.05 million ha. with a production of 13.80 million metric tones per annum, being about 38 per cent of the