Carotene, ascorbic acid and sugar content of vacuum dehydrated ripe mango powders stored in flexible packaging material

Four types of ripe mango powders prepared from three varieties of mangoes were stored in two types of flexible packaging material for six months and the nutrient and physicochemical changes were analysed at regular periods. The Baneshan powder had the highest nutrient retention followed by Baneshan + Suvarnarekha blend, Suvarnarekha and Suvarnarekha + Totapuri blend. The physicochemical changes as well as nutrient changes were less pronounced in the powders packaged in metallized polyester/polyethylene than the powders in the polyester poly packaging. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.