Abstract:
Mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) is one of the most important tropical fruits in the world,
especially in the India, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra state and it is greatly relished for its
succulence, exotic flavor and delicious taste in most countries of the world. During processing of
mango, by-products such as peels and mango stones are generated. In the mango stones various
important nutritious values like protein, crude oil, ash, carbohydrate, energy etc. are contents.
The determined physical properties of the Alphanso mango stones are required to designing the
mango stone decorticator to increase its market value.
The physical properties of the mango stone was determined in spatial dimensions, i.e. length,
breadth, thickness, geometric mean diameter and Sphericity for Grade - A of Alphanso mango
stone was to be 59.95 mm, 32.30 mm, 10.10 mm, 28.31mm and 0.42 respectively, for Grade - B
67.74 mm, 36.76 mm, 13.10 mm, 31.80 mm and 0.47 respectively, and for Grade - C 77.93 mm,
41.85 mm, 17.14 mm, 35.81mm and 0.53 respectively. The bulk density and true density for
Alphanso mango stone was to be 257 kg/m3
, 381.9 kg/m3
. The compressive stress and tensile
stress for Alphanso mango stone was to be 182.9 k-N/m2
, 113.1 k-N/m2
respectively. |
