Storage study of mango leather in sustainable packaging condition
Abstract The present study is concerned with the comparative study of mango leather under different packaging conditions for maintaining better nutritional characteristics. The purpose of this study is to analyse the composition of mango leather and observe the shelf life of the product under sustainable packaging circumstances. The mango leathers are stored under four different packaging condition (a) 200 gauge high density polyethylene (HDPE) (b) 260 gauge Metallised polyethylene terephthalate (MET PET) (c) 200 gauge Low density polyethylene (LDPE) (d) biodegradable paper pouch (PP) Processed mango leathers have been analysed for proximate composition and vitamin C, total carotenes and sensory attributes. MET PET has been found the best packaging material for mango leather to retain its quality characteristics for 6 month of storage at 30+ 5degC