For color (a∗/b∗) values, three locations (stem end, blossom end and equatorial) per fruit and the means of 10 fruit were taken for one evaluation. Numerical values of a∗ and b∗ were directly converted into hue angle (h° = tan−1b∗/a∗) and chroma [C∗ = (a∗2 + b∗2)1/2] according to McGuire (1992).