Innovation Owner
นาย Wipoo Sriseubsai
Advisor
Details
This project addresses the price decline of Mahachanok mangoes by utilizing non-export grade fruits. It focuses on extracting essential oils from peels and studying light factors to enhance skin color, aiming to create value-added prototypes for farmers and entrepreneurs.
The decline in mango prices is a significant current issue, particularly for the Mahachanok variety, which has seen substantial export growth compared to others due to its vibrant color and fragrance. Price drops occur when produce fails to meet export quality standards, leading to low-value domestic sales or waste. To address this, the project proposes:
- Essential Oil Extraction: Extracting aromatic compounds from mango peels to develop fragrance-based prototypes.
- Light Factor Research: Studying how different wavelengths and energy levels affect skin color, enhancing the fruit's aesthetic appeal without relying on the natural ripening process.
- Innovation Development: Creating prototype systems that can be transferred to farmers and entrepreneurs for further application.
Objective
The objectives include extracting essential oils from Mahachanok mangoes, researching light-based skin color enhancement, developing value-added processed products from low-grade fruits, and transferring research knowledge to local communities.
- To extract essential oils from Mahachanok mangoes.
- To study the feasibility of improving the properties of essential oils, such as stability.
- To study light factors affecting the skin of mangoes.
- To create prototype innovations using light processes and essential oil preparation for fragrance applications, such as essential oils.
- To develop products from Mahachanok mangoes, such as water kefir mango and dried mango.
- To process Mahachanok mangoes into prototype products.
- To create value-added products from low-grade or sub-standard Mahachanok mangoes.
- To analyze the quality and unique features of the developed products.
- To transfer research and product development knowledge to Mahachanok mango community enterprises.