Pulsed light treatments were
carried out using an automatic flash Xenon lamp system (Mulieribus,
Claranor, France) composed of eight lamps situated all around the
sample. The wavelength of the emitted light ranged from UV-C to infrared.
Total fluence was measured with a joulemeter and one pulse
has a total fluence of 2 J.cm−2. Cubes of mangoes were treated by 4
successive pulses, for a total fluence of 8 J cm−2. Then, cubes were
distributed in glass jars of 1 L (≈50 cubes/jar) which allowed to
keep high relative humidity and ambient atmosphere. Samples were
stored at 6 °C for 7 days and removed for quality analysis after 2, 3
and 7 days.