Philippine Mangosteen Products enter the US Market

Cotabato - Nov 27, 2005

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that mangosteen products from Kidapawan City have penetrated the United States market.

Anthony P. Bravo, DTI provincial director in Cotabato, said Nutri-Prime Farms, owned by Dr. Alfredo S. Villarico, has made initial shipments of mangosteen fruit jam, tea and powder in capsule to the US after the company participated in the Los Angeles Expo in California in August.

Villarico has Mark Dela and Eric Johnson as partners in marketing the mangosteen products in the United States.

Nutri-Prime Farms is a major producer of fresh mangosteen fruits and true to any agricultural product, price decreases considerably during peak harvest season.

This, coupled with the apparently increasing demand, convinced Dr. Villarico to venture into processing the fruit.

Bravo said mangosteen fruit products are partially processed in Kidapawan City and transported to Metro Manila for toll-processing and packaging prior to its shipment to the United States.

Presently, the processed products are not available in the local market. Production is exclusively for the export market, he said.

Mangosteen has reportedly gained wide acceptance in both fresh and processed form.

Studies revealed that the rind contains the active therapeutic compound named "xanthones" that is believed to have anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-tumor, antihistamine and anti-inflammatory properties.

Awareness of these somehow influenced the growing demand for the mangosteen products, Bravo said.

(PNA)

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