Changes of major carotenoid contents during ripening of mango fruit (Mangifera indica L. cv. Zihua).
Zhou YuChan, Tang YouLin, Tan XinJie
Author Affiliation: South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 2 : 77-79
Abstract : Total carotene, ?-carotene, ?-carotene and xanthophyll contents of mango fruits were determined during postharvest ripening. There was a significant increase in all carotenoids which coincided with the changes in flesh colour from light-yellow to yellow-orange.