In general thermal processing increased caramelized, cooked,
and vegetable flavors and eliminated throat irritation and tongue
burn in the Thai mango cultivars; however, it had a different impact
on the flavor of each cultivar. Findings from this study suggested
that manufacturers should select mango cultivars for purées based
on their flavor properties after heat treatment. Further studies
should be conducted to determine how these flavor properties
affect consumer preference for mango purées. Although a slight
amount of flavor variation among cultivars was lost because of
thermal processing, most of the texture variation was eliminated,
and therefore, it is likely that texture will have a negligible impact
on the selection of mango varieties in the production of purées.