Extraction of total polyphenols and dietary fiber from mango peel - as potential sources of natural phytonutrients

Mango is ―King‖ of fruits. Its production and consumption has gradually increased. As mango peel is not currently being utilized, discarded as waste and becoming source of pollution. The edible pulp makes up to 33 to 85 per cent of the fresh fruit, while the peel and the kernel amounts to 7–24 and 9–40 per cent respectively.