Mangifera indica; Seed; Ethanolic Extract; Phenolic Compounds; Antioxidant Capacity; Antimicrobial Properties
No reports of the antioxidant capacity or the antim- icrobial activity of extracts obtained from fruit byprod- ucts as mango preservatives were found. But it has been reported that plant derived compounds like eugenol, thy- mol and carvacrol applied to grapes reduced growth of yeast, mold and mesophilic aerobics but the odor was de- tected after opening the package [10]. In addition, in a study with grapes wrapped in 2 distinct films having dif- ferent permeabilities, and treated with or without the ad- dition of a mixture of eugenol, thymol, and carvacrol [28], the microbial counts (of molds, yeasts, and meso- philic aerobics) drastically decreased, and consequently diminished berry decay.