Considering texture deterioration, immersion in CC had
a stronger effect on softening the texture of the partially ripe
mango than that of the ripe mango. However, vacuum infusion of
a mango juiceesugar mixture helped improved the strength of the
partially ripe mango structure. This could be due to the presence of
the additional sugars (sucrose, fructose and glucose) (19.5 Brix,
Fig. 6c). It is known that sugars can enhance the integrity of the fruit
structure (Chiralt et al., 2001). It was interesting to observe that
after freezing/thawing the partially ripe mango had a firmer texture