Good health, nutrition, fresh are the words which attract
attention of the modern consumer while browsing through supermarket shelf. The aspiring consumer looks out to options to
good health. The food & beverage
industry constantly works upon developing
new trends and better health food
options, like processed food with its nutrition intact.
Processed foods provide long shelf life and ensure
availability against the seasons. Many fruits & vegetables which are
necessarily seasonal but are required throughout the year.
For instance, mango is harvested only for three months, but
it is an essential fruit and desired to be consumed throughout the year.
Mango pulp is extracted from fresh ripe mangoes and
mechanically sterilised and aseptically packed or canned to maintain the
quality. Since this is a natural puree and has no additives, fruit purees manage to retain good nutrition. Its true
that they don’t have total benefits as in the fresh mangoes. The loss of nutrition, fibre is very little
during sterilisation.
Juice manufacturers use the mango pulp or mango concentrate
to make mango juice by adding ingredients to suit the consumers’ palate.
Many juice companies are serving their health conscious
markets with mango nectar which may be fulfilling the daily intake of vitamins
& minerals, fibre, etc., with no added sugar, preservatives or additives.
