Mango is a very popular tropical fruit, consumed mainly in the fresh form, with great possibilities of industrialization. Osmotic dehydration followed by air-drying has been presented as an important technological tool to the development of new products, making possible use the mango to obtain high-value products. The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of the osmotic syrup concentration and system pressure on the osmotic dehydration of mango, as well as on the subsequent air-drying process. It was observed that the process was influenced by the variables studied, specially by the vacuum application, which reduced the total process time.
Mangifera indica L.; vacuum; osmotic dehydration
