Mango pH (3.46 ± 0.01) (Crison 2001 pH-meter; Crison Instruments S.A; Barcelona, Spain), total soluble solids (13.9 ± 0.2 Brix) (Atago RX-1000 refractometer, Atago Company Ltd; Japan) and firmness (5.7 ± 0.7 N$s) (Texture Analyzer TA-XT2 Stable Micro Systems Ltd., Surrey, England, UK) of the fruit flesh were determined before processing.