The combined sensory results are illustrated in Table 1. It is
obvious that the mango serum-sugar mixtures at all concentrations
significantly helped improve the savoriness of the partially
ripe mango (high overall score = 7.2 +- 0.5). In comparison to the
fully ripe mango (3 days), all attributes were greatly enhanced,
except color and texture. The lower sensory values (6-8.5) of the
texture could be due to the fact that vacuum infusion damaged the
mango tissues to a detectable degree. The compression force values
of the infused and non-infused samples were 2600 and 2300 g,
respectively. The textural change was sensed by the panelists, who
registered dislike; this resulted in a reduction of the texture sensory
scores. In terms of color, a decrease of the color sensory score (from
9 to 4-7) would be associated with the unfamiliar yellow color
developed in the infused samples. However, the odor, taste and
overall acceptance scores (6-8.5) were superior. The sensory
results suggest that the mixture containing 5 Brix mango juice
provided the greatest improvement to partially ripe mango (largest
overall score =7.0 +- 0.7). This treatment was, therefore, recommended.
In comparison to ripe mango (day 3), the infused mango
still had a lower overall quality. However, the odor and taste
sensory scores were very similar.