Volume 46, Issue 2 e16237
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effect of drying on vitamin, carotene, organic acid, mineral composition, and microstructural properties of mango (Mangifera indica)

Tanmay Sarkar

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Tanmay Sarkar

Department of Food Technology and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Malda Polytechnic, West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, Government of West Bengal, Malda, West Bengal, India

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Tanmay Sarkar and Runu Chakraborty, Department of Food Technology and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.

Email: [email protected] (T. S.) and [email protected] (R. C.)

Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing

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Molla Salauddin

Molla Salauddin

MMM Government Polytechnic, West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, Government of West Bengal, Nadia, West Bengal, India

Contribution: Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing

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Hassan Ibrahim Sheikh

Hassan Ibrahim Sheikh

Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Contribution: Resources, Software

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Siddhartha Pati

Siddhartha Pati

Skills innovation & Academic network (SIAN) Institute, Association for Biodiversity Conservation and Research (ABC), Balasore, Odisha, India

NatNov Bioscience Private Limited, Balasore, India

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Runu Chakraborty

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Runu Chakraborty

Department of Food Technology and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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Tanmay Sarkar and Runu Chakraborty, Department of Food Technology and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India.

Email: [email protected] (T. S.) and [email protected] (R. C.)

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First published: 06 December 2021
Citations: 16

Abstract

Mangoes are rich in vitamins, carotenes, organic acids (OA), and minerals. Sun, convective, microwave, and freeze-drying have been adopted for mango leather processing. Raw mango pulp (RMP) was found superior in vitamin A (1.52 ± 0.06 mg/100 g) and ascorbic acid (41.58 ± 1.36 mg/100 g) content. Vitamin D was not detected in the raw or dried product. Citric acid is found highest in the RMP (633.70 ± 2.05 mg/100 g). Drying significantly affects the vitamin (decrement of 20.32%–92.69% for vitamin A, 16.58%–61.31% for tocopherols, 29.94%–143% for vitamin C), and carotene content (3.17%–87.99% decrease). An increase of 5.62% and 15.16% in propionic acid content was observed for microwave and sun-dried products respectively, while a decrease of 6.48% to 9.98-fold was there for other OA. Crystal formation was observed in all samples except microwave dried. Microwave drying was found the best method in terms of nutrient retention may be due to the requirement of a relatively shorter drying time.

Novelty impact statement

Mango leather is a traditional snack product with high nutritional value. The in-depth vitamins and mineral composition is studied in different processing methods along with its microstructural changes that may take place in different drying processes.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article.

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