Varietal variation of hexane soluble chemical components of Indian mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit pulp

Abstract

Hexane soluble non-polar chemical components of fruit pulp of seven Indian Mangifera indica L. varieties were investigated and analyzed by GC-MS. The varieties were ‘Amrapali’, ‘Himsagar’, ‘Fazli’, ‘Langra’, ‘Goplapkhas’, ‘Gopalbhog’, ‘Mohanbhog’. Twenty one aromatic components were identified and some were unidentified components. Multivariate analysis of the identified components indicated that the mango varieties were different on the basis of these non-polar metabolites. The ten most important contributory metabolites for varietal variation were delta-3-carene, beta-myrcene, 1R-alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, humulene, isocaryophyllene, longifolene, undecane, tetradecane, and alpha pinene.