Three cutivars of mango viz; Amrapali, Dashehari, Mallika and one seedling mango were evaluated for production of foam mat dried powder. Initially, physico-chemical properties were determined. Mango Pulp of different cultivars was foamed by carboxy -methyl - cellulose (CMC) at different concentrations 0, and followed by drying in tray drier for preparation of instant mango powder. | Composition and characterization of foam mat dried powder prepared from seedling and cultivated mango cultivars of Himalayan region