Fruitect®


Fruitect® is a natural, biocomposite coating formulation that delays the ripening of whole fresh fruits including Philippine carabao mango, Lakatan banana, and Sweet Cayenne pineapple. It provides longer shelf life and resistance to physical injuries when fruits are transported thereby an opportunity for preventing food loss.

Market & Beneficiaries
- fruit farmers
- processors
- exporters
- fruit packing plants

Status
- on-going pilot scale production

Potential Collaborative Areas
- field trials in collaboration with fruit retailers, producers and processors
- business partnership
- manufacturing facility
Developers
- Dr. Hidelisa P. Hernandez | [email protected]
- Dr. Veronica C. Sabularse | [email protected]
Contact Details
- Institute of Chemistry; College of Arts and Sciences, UPLB
- [email protected]; [email protected]