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Vol. 7 (3) : May-June 2016 issue
Green Farming Vol. 7 (3) : 715-719 ; May-June, 2016
Physical properties of ‘Rajapuri’ and ‘Kesar’ mango fruits and testing of weight fruit grader based on the physical properties
V.B. BHALODIYA1, D.C. JOSHI2 and B.L. JANI3*
Department of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, College of Food Processing Technology & Bio Energy, Anand Agricultural University, Anand – 388 110 (Gujarat)
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1Asstt. Professor, 2Principal & Dean, 3Sr. Res. Asstt. *(jb9_bhavesh@yahoo.com)
Subject : Food Science, Preservation & Processing, Protectants & Infestation and Post-harvest Technology
Paper No. : P-4001
Total Pages : 5
Received : 24 July 2015
Revised accepted : 21 April 2016
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V.B. BHALODIYA, D.C. JOSHI and B.L. JANI. 2016. Physical properties of ‘Rajapuri’ and ‘Kesar’ mango fruits and testing of weight fruit grader based on the physical properties. Green Farming Vol. 7 (3) : 715-719 ; May-June, 2016

ABSTRACT
The mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important fruit in India. Mango can be utilized for many value added products based on different varieties and grades. For value addition, market appeal, export and processing of fruits, various physical properties namely; size, shape, weight, sphericity, bulk density and static coefficient of friction of freshly harvested 'Rajapuri' and 'Kesar' mango fruits were determined. The average dimensions i.e. the length, width and thickness were 95.20 ± 7.77 mm, 74.20 ± 6.81 mm and 68.20 ± 6.58 mm for 'Rajapuri' mangoes, respectively and 89.3 ± 5.20 mm, 56.4 ± 3.85 mm and 52.20 ± 2.82 mm for Kesar mangoes, respectively. The shape of 'Rajapuri' and 'Kesar' mangoes was found to be oblong with sphericity ranging from 0.74 to 0.90 and 0.68 to 0.75, respectively. The minimum and the maximum unit mass of 'Rajapuri' mangoes were 118 and 461 g, respectively while that for 'Kesar' mangoes were 122 and 220 g, respectively. The average bulk density was found to be 552.49 ± 13.48 kgm-3 for 'Rajapuri' and 529.02 ± 7.44 kgm-3 for 'Kesar' mango fruits. The average static coefficient of friction varies for 'Rajapuri' mangoes from 0.23 to 0.37 and for 'Kesar' mangoes from 0.31 to 0.45. The testing of the weight fruit grader on the basis of above physical properties of 'Rajapuri' mango fruits showed the maximum 78 % grading efficiency and 1058 kg/h capacity at 5 rpm of grader machine without any visual damage to the mango fruits.
Key words :
Bulk density, Coefficient of friction, Grading efficiency, Mango fruit, Physical properties, Sphericity.