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The parameters included in the study were proximate composition, physicochemical analysis, antioxidant analysis, microbial analysis, and color analysis. Score for vitamin C content, antioxidants, and color analysis, was better in pre-treated samples as compared to untreated dried mango samples, but showed a decreasing trend with an increase in storage interval. The analysis conducted at various intervals of storage depicted that the herbal pre-treatments preserved the vitamin C and antioxidant content, and comparable results were recorded. The microbial population in untreated dried mango slices was recorded as more than pre-treated, but was under the permissible limit. 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