During refrigerated storage at 4 C, there were no significant
changes in the total carotenoid content for segments and peeled
samples, whereas the whole samples showed a significant increase.
In general, the same pattern was observed for individual carotenoids.
At the end of cold storage, the only individual carotenoid
that presented a significant increase for all processed samples
was b-carotene, whole samples showed the highest value. In the
same way, related with their higher pro-vitamin A carotenoid content,
whole samples showed the highest vitamin A content
throughout the 12 days of cold storage (Fig. 1). Also, Robles-Sánchez,
Rojas-Graü, Odriozola-Serrano, González-Aguilar, and Martín-Belloso
(2009) reported an increase in the b-carotene content
of fresh-cut mango during refrigerated storage at 5 C. It is well