Seguridad Alimentaria

Coapetilla against Food Insecurity

A resilient crop with high nutritional density, capable of strengthening food systems in vulnerable regions of the world.

The Challenge of Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is a growing threat in vulnerable regions where agricultural production faces limitations due to degraded soils, extreme climates, and water scarcity. Coapetilla offers an alternative to strengthen food systems in arid and semi-arid regions around the world thanks to its adaptability to eroded soils, extreme climates, and its high nutritional density.

A Resilient and Sustainable Crop

Coapetilla is a strategic alternative, capable of growing in eroded and low-fertility soils, withstanding extreme temperatures from over 45 °C to below zero, and requiring minimal human intervention compared to other fruit crops.

Withstands extreme temperatures (+45 °C to below 0 °C).
Adaptable to low-fertility soils.
Low need for human energy input.

High Nutritional Density and Productivity

Coapetilla stands out as a high-nutritional-density fruit thanks to its rich content of dietary fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, and antioxidant compounds such as betalains and total soluble phenols. This combination, along with its high per-plant productivity, makes it a valuable and strategic option for strengthening the world’s most vulnerable food systems.

Dietary Fiber: +4 g/100 g fw
Vitamin C: +80 mg/100 g fw
Magnesium: +20 mg/100 g fw
Antioxidants: Betalains (+20 mg/100 g fw), Phenols (+60 mg/100 g fw)
Productivity: +50 fruits per juvenile plant in reproductive stage

Ongoing Projects

to study the productive capacity and nutritional density of Coapetilla:

Determination of fruit production per plant at different ages
Analysis of Coapetilla’s chemical composition
Study of the morphological characteristics of the fruits
Study of Coapetilla’s productive behavior
Analysis of the soil and climate requirements of Coapetilla plants