Strengthening the competitiveness of mango producers in Colombia and Peru through the comprehensive use of the fruit and development of new products

This project contemplates the concept of biorefinery, taking full advantage of the mango fruit, giving commercial use to fruits with defects that remain in the field, peel, and seed generated during pulping. From a scientific-technical point of view, multiple potentialities have been identified from the waste generated. The peels represent 7% to 24% of the total weight of the fruit, while the bone and seed represent between 20% to 60% of the total. The seed is one of the main agro-industrial wastes, generating approximately between 123,000 to 210,000 metric tons per year. The peel has a wide variety of phytochemical compounds and antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial and antiproliferative properties. The seed is rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds, and various methods have been reported to extract fat.