NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The mesocarp is the fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. It is found between the epicarp and the endocarp. It is usually the part of the fruit that is eaten, e.g., mango.

Detailed explanation-2: -In mango the pericarp is well differentiated into an outer thin epicarp, a middle fleshy edible mesocarp and an inner stony hard endocarp.

Detailed explanation-3: -Final answer: The edible portion of mango is mesocarp.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mesocarp is the edible part of the fruit with a pulp rich in fatty acids, amino acids, and vitamins. The tree is also used as an oil source for the cosmetic and food industries, and the branches are used as firewood.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mesocarp is the edible part of the mango. Whereas coconut is the dry drupe or seed which has single pistil syncarpous or apocarpous gynoecium. In coconut also pericarp is differentiated into exo, endo, and mesocarp. Mesocarp is the edible part.