Rapid deterioration of fruit during handling,
transport and storage is a damaging problem. Moreover, fresh-cut
processing increases metabolic activity, and decompartmentalization
of enzymes and substrates which may cause browning,
softening and decay (Varoquaux and Wiley, 1994; Charles et al.,
2005). Postharvest losses in nutritional quality can be substantial,
for example with decreases in vitamin C and carotenoid contents
(Mc Carthy and Mattews, 1994; Sudhakar and Maini, 1994). Freshcut
tropical fruit, such as mangoes, are more perishable than those
from temperate climates, such as apples and peaches. It is therefore
important to control deterioration processes in order to maintain
quality.