UTILIZATION OF MANGO WASTE MATERIAL (PEEL, KERNEL) TO ENHANCE DIETARY FIBER CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF BISCUIT

Mango peels (MP) and kernels (MK) are the major bio-waste of mango processing industry, these are natural rich sources of bioactive substances that play a significant role in prevention of diseases. In present study, the effect of Mango Peels Powder (MPP) and Mango Kernels Powder (MKP) at different replacing levels (5, 10 and 15%) separately on rheological, proximate, physical, sensory and antioxidant properties of biscuits were evaluated. The results demonstrated that mango peel powder had high contents of crude fiber and antioxidant activity whereas mango kernel powder characterized by higher protein, total phenolic and ash contents as compared to mango peel powder. Farinograph study of composite flour of MPP and MKP revealed an increase in water absorption (WA) from 60 to 69.8%. The crude fiber contents of biscuits were improved from 0.22-16.79% by addition of mango peel and kernel powder. Their phenolic contents increased from 0.43 to 10.28 mg/g. The biscuits incorporated with MK and MP powder showed an increment in their antioxidant activity. Sensory performance exhibited that the biscuit acceptable with mango taste and flavor were obtained by substitution up to 10% mango peel powder and up to 5% with mango kernel powder. From the results, it is concluded that by incorporating of MPP and MKP played important role in enhancing the nutritional properties of biscuits through improving especially their fiber content, antioxidant activity during storage up to 30 days at room temperature.