Introduction
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the important tropical
fruits cultivated in many tropical regions and distributed
widely in the world. Mango fruits are highly perishable, with a
shelf life of 2–4 weeks at 10–158C (Yahia, 1998), limiting their
availability in fresh at markets. One of the methods for
processing and preserving mango is to ferment the juice,
which has high carbohydrate content into wines. Onkarayya
and Singh (1984) screened 20 varieties of mango fruits that are
available from India for wine production. Obisanya, Aina,
and Oguntimei (1987) studied the fermentation of mango juice
into wine using locally isolated Saccharomyces cerevisiae and
Schizosaccharomyces species of palm wine. From the physicochemical
characteristics of the mango wine produced, it was
observed that aromatic components were comparable in
concentration with those of grape wine and sensory evaluation
scores of wine correlated to the sum of higher alcohols
(Reddy & Reddy, 2009).