Listing description
Mango oil, a.k.a. mango
kernel fat, or, mango butter, is an oil fraction obtained during the processing of mango butter.
Mango oil is a seed oil extracted from the stone of the fruit of the Mangifera indica.
Detailed description
The oil is semi-solid at room temperatures, but melts on contact
with skin, making it appealing for baby creams, suncare balms, hair products,
and other moisturizing products. The oil is a soft yellow color with a melting
point of 32–42 °C (90–108 °F).
Tree
A large green tree, valued mainly for its fruits, both green and ripe. It can grow
up to 15–30 metres (49–98 ft) tall. The tree grows best in well-drained
sandy loam; it does not grow well in heavy wet soils. The optimal pH of the
soil should be between 5.2 and 7.5.
Flowers
Flowers appear at the end of winter and beginning of spring. Both male and
female flowers are borne on same tree.The Climatic
conditions have significant influence on the time of flowering of mango.In
India flowering starts from December in the South and in January in Bihar and Bengal, and
in February in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and in February–March in northern India.
The duration of flowering is 20–25 days in Dashehari, while panicle emergence
occurs in early December and flower opening is completed by February. It is
well known that the Neelum variety of mango produces two crops a year in
Kanyakumari, in South India, but flowering only once in North Indian conditions.
Fruits
Fruit is an
irregular egg shaped and slightly comprised fleshy drupe. Fruits are usually
8–12 cm (3–5 in) long and greenish yellow in color. Mango fruits can
be round, oval, heart
shaped or kidney shaped. Mango fruits are green when they are unripe. The
interior flesh is bright orange and soft with a large, flat pit in the middle. [4] Mature in April and May. 210 varieties of
mango species have been reported. Fruits have exported value. Raw mango used
for making of pickles, chutneys etc. Ripe mango is popular edible fruit all
over the world. The skin and pulp will be 85% and the remaining 15% is of stone
(seed)
Extraction of oil
Fat is extracted from dried mango kernels by hydraulic pressure,[6] or by solvent extraction.[7]In
solvent extraction, hexane, a
liquid hydrocarbon, is
used as the extraction medium. The collected mango stones are washed with
well-water soon after collection. After washing, the seeds are sun dried to
reduce the moisture content to 12-15%. The dried seed stone is
roasted in a drum roaster and the hull is removed mechanically, or manually by
beating with wooden clubs. The separated kernels are crushed into small pieces
in a hammer
mill. The mango kernel pieces are conveyed to a pellet making
machine and pellets are formed. The pellets are cooled to room temperature in a
cooler and are conveyed to the solvent extraction plant. Some processors
produce flakes by crushing the seeds in a flaking roller mill.
Composition and characteristics of oil/fat
Mango kernel oil is solid at room temperature with a melting
point of (35–43 °C (95–109 °F)).
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Uses of mango oil/fat
PRICE
$112.35/KG
OR $51.06/IB
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