Choosing the right mango for the right product

Public release date: 17-Oct-2012
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Contact: Stephanie Callahan
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312-604-0273
Institute of Food Science & Technology

CHICAGO- With over a thousand different varieties of mangoes to choose from, selecting the right variety for mango products can be a daunting task. A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), explores the impact that processing has on the flavor and texture of mango varieties. Findings suggest that processing plays an important role in determining the flavor and texture of the final product.

Researchers at Kansas State University studied the flavor and texture of four different mango varieties as they were processed from fresh mango to heat-treated pure to sorbet. Although many of the variety-specific flavor characteristics were carried over to the pures, processing had a different impact on each of the varieties, boosting or reducing the intensities of certain flavors in some, while not in others. Only very distinct flavor properties of the cultivars carried over to the sorbets, most of the variation in texture was lost once the mangoes were processed.

With the rising popularity of mango flavored products and increasing consumer awareness about fruit varieties, understanding differences among mango cultivars is becoming increasingly important. Findings from the current study serve as one resource that mango pure and sorbet manufacturers can use when choosing the right variety for their products.

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About IFT

For more than 70 years, IFT has existed to advance the science of food. Our nonprofit scientific societymore than 18,000 members from more than 100 countriesbrings together food scientists, technologists and related professions from academia, government, and industry. For more information, please visit ift.org.

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Public release date: 17-Oct-2012
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Contact: Stephanie Callahan
scallahan@ift.org
312-604-0273
Institute of Food Science & Technology

CHICAGO- With over a thousand different varieties of mangoes to choose from, selecting the right variety for mango products can be a daunting task. A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), explores the impact that processing has on the flavor and texture of mango varieties. Findings suggest that processing plays an important role in determining the flavor and texture of the final product.

Researchers at Kansas State University studied the flavor and texture of four different mango varieties as they were processed from fresh mango to heat-treated pure to sorbet. Although many of the variety-specific flavor characteristics were carried over to the pures, processing had a different impact on each of the varieties, boosting or reducing the intensities of certain flavors in some, while not in others. Only very distinct flavor properties of the cultivars carried over to the sorbets, most of the variation in texture was lost once the mangoes were processed.

With the rising popularity of mango flavored products and increasing consumer awareness about fruit varieties, understanding differences among mango cultivars is becoming increasingly important. Findings from the current study serve as one resource that mango pure and sorbet manufacturers can use when choosing the right variety for their products.

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About IFT

For more than 70 years, IFT has existed to advance the science of food. Our nonprofit scientific societymore than 18,000 members from more than 100 countriesbrings together food scientists, technologists and related professions from academia, government, and industry. For more information, please visit ift.org.

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/iofs-ctr101712.php

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