Characterization of aroma components of sap from different Indian mango varieties

Saps (latex) from seven Indian mango varieties were collected immediately a fter destalking the mature fruit. The amount of sap so collected varied fro m variety to variety. Sap was separable into two phases, aqueous and nonaqu eous, and their ratio was different for each variety. GC-MS analysis of the nonaqueous phase of saps revealed that they mainly consisted of monoterpen es viz, beta-myrcene, tians-/cis-ocimene and limonene being major. There we re however, differences in the composition and concentrations of these terp enoid compounds. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.