ISHS Acta Horticulturae 455: V International Mango Symposium
MEXICAN FRESH MANGO QUALITY STANDARD GRADES AND APPLICATION METHODOLOGY |
| Authors: | R. Baez-Sanudo, E. Bringas-Taddei, C.J. Ojeda |
| Keywords: | Mangifera indica, quality control, inspection, chemical analysis |
| Abstract:
Application of quality standards for grades of fresh fruits and vegetables in Mexico are non restrictive, but when Mexican produce is exported, they need to comply with quality standards imposed by the country of entry. However, there are some Mexican private companies that have own standards to sell high quality products. On 1995, Mexico exported above 30 millions boxes of mango without any quality standards or marketing order. At that time, any grower could export fresh mangos without restriction on quality, affecting negatively the image of Mexican mango. Trying to solve this problem, The Exports Mango Packing Association (EMEX, A.C.) solicited to Research Center in Food and Development to stablish quality standard grades for fresh mango, including maturity index of main cultivars, postharvest behavior, and other characteristics, such as injuries, defects and tolerances accorded by EMEX, in order to improve quality and to uniform mango marketing. Personnel were trained to introduce the mango quality standard grades. This personnel or inspectors were called "Quality promoters" to avoid the restriction meaning of inspection. In addition to mango quality standard grades, a training manual was published including sampling and analytical techniques for mango fruits. During the 1995 mango producing season, quality promoters did observations and made suggestions to mango exporters and packinghouses workers to improve fruit quality. | |
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