Manejo postcosecha de mandarinas (Citrus reticulata)
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Villa-García, Devéscovi, Rafael
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En el año 2020 el Perú se consolidó como el sexto proveedor de mandarinas a nivel mundial, siendo superado solo por España, China, Marruecos, Turquía y Sudáfrica. Los principales mercados de las mandarinas peruanas son Estados Unidos con un 50% de participación y el Reino Unido con un 12%. Las mandarinas se han posicionado entre los principales productos de exportación del Perú desplazando al cacao (Agraria.pe, 2021). El objetivo del presente trabajo es describir el procesamiento de las mandarinas y entender la importancia de cada etapa con el objetivo final de proveer una fruta de calidad, inocua y con una buena vida post cosecha minimizando las pérdidas del producto. El principal uso de las mandarinas es su consumo en fresco, ya sea como un snack, postre, dentro de preparaciones caseras, etc.; sin embargo, es un producto cuyo jugo tiene un sabor amargo a diferencia de las naranjas (Romero y Rondon, 2011). Entre los principales cultivares exportado desde el Perú tenemos las Satsumas, W. Murcott, Nadorcott y Tango. El procesamiento de los cítricos consta de varias etapas y cada una tiene una importancia determinante en obtener un resultado satisfactorio, cualquier error durante el proceso puede repercutir de manera negativa y normalmente son problemas difíciles de corregir posteriormente. Durante el proceso de la fruta debemos ser cuidadosos para minimizar las posibles pérdidas y mermas. Es importante conocer el mercado de destino del producto con el que se trabaja para poder tener una postcosecha adecuada para asegurar que se cumplan los requisitos de los clientes.
In 2020, Peru was consolidated as the sixth supplier of mandarins worldwide, being surpassed only by Spain, China, Morocco, Turkey, and South Africa. The main markets for Peruvian mandarins are the United States with a 50% share and the United Kingdom with 12%. Mandarins have positioned themselves among the main export products of Peru, displacing cocoa (Agraria.pe, 2021). The objective of this work is to describe the processing of mandarins and to understand the importance of each stage with the final objective of providing high quality fruit, safe and with a good postharvest life, minimizing product losses. Mandarins are consumed mainly as fresh fruit, as snacks, desserts, or homemade preparations made from the fresh mandarins. However, it is a product whose juice has a bitter taste unlike oranges (Romero y Rondon, 2011). Main cultivars exported from Peru are Satsumas, W. Murcott, Nadorcott and Tango. The postharvest management of citrus fruits consists of several stages and each one has a determining importance in obtaining a satisfactory result, any mistake during the process can have a negative impact and is usually very difficult to correct later. Therefore, fruit-packing procedures requires detailed care to minimize any losses. Knowing the destination market of the produce is key in order to carry out an adequate postharvest operation to preserve the fruit in the best possible way. This involves taking the necessary measures (such as selection, packing, cooling) and ensuring that customer requirements are met.
In 2020, Peru was consolidated as the sixth supplier of mandarins worldwide, being surpassed only by Spain, China, Morocco, Turkey, and South Africa. The main markets for Peruvian mandarins are the United States with a 50% share and the United Kingdom with 12%. Mandarins have positioned themselves among the main export products of Peru, displacing cocoa (Agraria.pe, 2021). The objective of this work is to describe the processing of mandarins and to understand the importance of each stage with the final objective of providing high quality fruit, safe and with a good postharvest life, minimizing product losses. Mandarins are consumed mainly as fresh fruit, as snacks, desserts, or homemade preparations made from the fresh mandarins. However, it is a product whose juice has a bitter taste unlike oranges (Romero y Rondon, 2011). Main cultivars exported from Peru are Satsumas, W. Murcott, Nadorcott and Tango. The postharvest management of citrus fruits consists of several stages and each one has a determining importance in obtaining a satisfactory result, any mistake during the process can have a negative impact and is usually very difficult to correct later. Therefore, fruit-packing procedures requires detailed care to minimize any losses. Knowing the destination market of the produce is key in order to carry out an adequate postharvest operation to preserve the fruit in the best possible way. This involves taking the necessary measures (such as selection, packing, cooling) and ensuring that customer requirements are met.
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Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento
Académico de Horticultura
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Mandarinas
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2026
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