title: Mangifera sylvatica (Wild Mango): A new cocoa butter alternative.
abstract: Cocoa butter is the pure butter extracted from cocoa beans and is a major ingredient in the chocolate industry. Global production of cocoa is in decline due to crop failure, diseases and ageing plantations, leading to price fluctuations and the necessity for the industry to find high quality cocoa butter alternatives. This study explored the potential of a wild mango (Mangifera sylvatica), an underutilised fruit in south-east Asia, as a new Cocoa Butter Alternative (CBA). Analyses showed that wild mango butter has a light coloured fat with a similar fatty acid profile (palmitic, stearic and oleic acid) and triglyceride profile (POP, SOS and POS) to cocoa butter. Thermal and physical properties are also similar to cocoa butter. Additionally, wild mango butter comprises 65% SOS (1, 3-distearoyl-2-oleoyl-glycerol) which indicates potential to become a Cocoa Butter Improver (an enhancement of CBA). It is concluded that these attractive properties of wild mango could be prompted by a coalition of policy makers, foresters, food industries and horticulturists to promote more widespread cultivation of this wild fruit species to realise the market opportunity.
authors.affiliation: School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Sayma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akhter
authors.affiliation: School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Morag A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.affiliation: Biocomposites Centre, Bangor University, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marriott
mesh_terms: D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005502:Food; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D031022:Mangifera / Q000737:chemistry*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: C117423:1,3-distearoyl-2-oleoylglycerol; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; C052387:cocoa butter