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OSUNA-GARCIA, Jorge Alberto; PEREZ-BARRAZA, María Hilda; GOMEZ-JAIMES, Rafael  y  GRACIANO-CRISTOBAL, María Josefina. Cold damage to fruits of mango variety Ataulfo. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2025, vol.16, n.4, e3069.  Epub 30-Sep-2025. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i4.3069.

Mangoes are one of the favorite fruits in the United States market, with annual imports of 120 million boxes. One of the challenges in delivering quality fruit is that shipping from countries of origin requires up to four weeks of transport, which causes overripeness and complications for distribution to wholesalers and retailers. Shipments are made in refrigerated sea containers, which slows down the ripening process. Nonetheless, mango fruits are susceptible to cold damage when stored at low temperatures. For all these reasons, the research aimed to quantify the effect of the degree of ripeness, temperature, and transport time on cold damage in Ataulfo mango fruits. The degree of ripeness (partially ripe and ripe), storage temperatures (7.5, 10 and 12.5 °C), and refrigerated transport (1, 2 or 3 weeks) were examined. The variables evaluated were external and internal damage, pulp firmness and color, and total soluble solids. It was found that the state of ripeness had no influence on the external and internal damage of the fruits. However, the temperature affected it significantly, the lower the temperature the greater the damage. Storage time significantly influenced external damage, pulp firmness and color, and total soluble solids. The longer the storage time, the greater the damage. In addition, it was observed that the combination of temperature and storage time was significant. The damage manifested itself from the first week of transport at 7.5 °C.

Palabras llave : refrigerated transport; state of ripeness; temperature..

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