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ABSTRACT
Pakistan is one of the biggest mango producing country in the world. Post-harvest losses of mango occur due to lack of storage facilities. Mango can be converted into concentrate to utilize it for longer period. In the current study, the physicochemical profile and storage stability of mango concentrate was investigated to evidence the opportunity of preservation method. Three different concentrations (0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.5%) of citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate were applied. All chemical preservatives significantly (p ˂ 0.05) increased viscosity, total soluble solids (TS), reducing sugar (RS), non-reducing sugar (NRS), total soluble solids (TSS), and titratable acidity (TA), while the moisture content, pH, DPPH antioxidant activity, TPC (total phenolic content), TFC (total flavonoid content) and the level of texture acceptance decreased during the storage. The moisture content was decreased from 43.4% to 34.9% during storage. Phytochemical analysis showed that mango concentrate is a potential source of antioxidant compounds and has higher DPPH radical scavenging activity. Regarding preservation solution, it is suggested that sodium benzoate and citric acid might be utilized for industrial applications.
Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful to PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan for providing the research facilities used for this study. The authors also would like to thank the Researchers Supporting Project Number (RSP2023R35), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Disclosure statement
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Author’s contribution
Muhammad Samiullah Awan1, Asif Ahmad, Waseem Khalid: methods and investigation.
Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Ionica Coţovanu, Farhan Afzal, Suliman Yousef Alomar: conceptualization, funding acquisition and writing of original draft.
Felix Kwashie Madilo, Shazia Yaqub, Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Kanaan, Sura Saad Abdullah: writing, reviewing, editing and approving