Our results showed higher values of phenolic
content of mango powder than reported by these researchers,
which might be attributed differences in fruit maturity or horticultural
practices.
Dried mango powders contained ascorbic acid varying from
97.59 to 225.38 mg/100 g db (Fig. 1b). Ascorbic content of powders
exhibited the negative effect of heat damage. Statistical analysis
indicated significantly lower ascorbic acid content in powders of
CD, VD and IRD involving heat during drying (p 0.05). Ndawula,
Kabasa, and Byaruhanga (2004) reported that ascorbic acid content
of ripe mango fruit was 164.3 mg/100 g db, which reduced to
25.4e68.5 mg/100 g db on drying. The ascorbic acid values obtained
in present study were in close agreement to those reported
previously