Studies on quality characteristics of seedling mango fruits from different locations of Himachal Pradesh

Seedling mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the fruit which has got commercial importance for the production of traditional pickle. In Himachal Pradesh (HP) seedling mango is available in the lower hills or plain areas of various districts like Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Una, Mandi and Sirmour. Green mature fruits were collected from different locations of HP and analyzed for various quality characteristics which are desirable for pickle making. Among various locations, mangoes from Bhawarna and Amb locations had significantly distinct physical characters i.e. size and weight. However, location Bhoranj had higher values of titratable acidity (4.02%), chlorophyll content (32.23 mg/100g), starch (8.20%), reducing sugars (2.57%), ascorbic acid content (82.47 mg/100 g) and acid edible content indicator (3.31). Total phenols (165.70 mg/100 g) and crude fibre (3.23%) were found highest in Noorpur and Shree Naina Devi locations, respectively. The highest sensory characteristics scores of overall acceptability were recorded in Bhoranj (7.95) followed by Sulah (7.80), Gopalpur (7.70) and Ghumarwin (7.45) locations and these locations were found to be the best for preparation of pickle.