Maximizing mango use in Colombia and Peru

Executive Summary

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. 

The technological solution

The technological solution that would be achieved with the implementation of this project is the creation of an innovative and sustainable ecosystem through the efficient use of natural resources, development of high value-added products, contributing to the economic and environmental development of the community.

Results

Beneficiaries

The direct beneficiaries will be 1,000 producers in each of the countries participating in the project. Indirect ones are estimated to reach an additional 2,000. Likewise, the project will reach at least 50 researchers and technicians from public institutions and at least 500 local traders and other actors in the sector.

Sustainable Development Goals

Main donors

Dissemination products