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2014-01-07
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Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L) processing alternatives for the profit of the fruits unsuitable for the marketing fresh

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.939
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Artículos de Investigación
Adriana María Castro Sánchez Escuela de Administración de Empresas Agropecuarias. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad Seccional Duitama. Carrera 18 Calle 22. Duitama, Boyacá, Colombia.
Gloria Acened Puentes Montañez Escuela de Administración de Empresas Agropecuarias. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad Seccional Duitama. Carrera 18 Calle 22. Duitama, Boyacá, Colombia.
Yolanda Botía Rodríguez Escuela de Administración de Empresas Agropecuarias. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Facultad Seccional Duitama. Carrera 18 Calle 22. Duitama, Boyacá, Colombia.

The use of unsuitable fruits for marketing in fresh, represents an area with great economic potential. In the regions of Colombia where is produced cape gooseberry it is necessary to consider and develop processing alternatives of this fruit, because the losses in harvest and postharvest of gooseberry in the country, can reach up to 45% of the total production. In this research, it was developed pulp, jam and nectar of cape gooseberry ecotype Colombia with cracked and soft fruits, from Ventaquemada and Cienega, municipalities of the department of Boyaca. The results of this research have applications for the producing regions of cape gooseberry in Colombia that suffer from loss of fruit by cracking and softening. There were three formulations of each by-product, by varying the content of pulp in the final product and the physiochemical characterization, microbiological and sensorial. Finally, it was calculated the cost of each most accepted by-product by the panel. The results showed that at a microbiological l and physic-chemical level, the sub-products meet the regulations. At sensory level, the most widely accepted pulp pasteurized with sugar, the most accepted nectar was the formulation with 20% of pulp and the most widely accepted jam was the formulation with 50% of pulp. The cost to process 1 kg of fruit was 3,11 USD for pulp, 3,36 USD for nectar and 3,66 USD for jam.