Ataulfo’ mango by-product was spread at 3.2±0.9 mm thick- ness on stainless steel trays and subjected to an infrared (IR) dry-blanching process, in a catalytic flameless gas IR emitter at surface temperature of 536.9±14.0 °C and average IR
wavelength of 3.6 μm. Stainless steel solid trays were loaded with ‘Ataulfo’ mango by-product at 3.34±0.61 kg/m2 and positioned at 16.5 cm from top and bottom distance from the IR emitters. ‘Ataulfo’ mango by-product with initial temper- ature of 14.5±2.0 °C was heated for 3 min, reaching 119.1± 3.3 °C, finally achieving 31.8±8.5 % weight loss. Subse- quently the dry-blanched ‘Ataulfo’ mango by-product was subjected to a hot-air drying process in a food cabinet dryer (Proctor & Schwartz mod. 062) with cross-flow hot air at 75± 5 °C for 2.5 h, reaching a final weight loss of 69.9±13.2 %. After this process, dried ‘Ataulfo’ mango by-product (DAMB) sheets were collected and powdered using a coffee mill (Krups GX410011, Millville NJ), and passed through a 150 μmsieve.