harvested(Gon). The Gon fruits presented more negative a* values and greater Hue and Chroma values than after cold storage, indicating lower proportion of green color and more paleness in the Gch. Among the yellow fruits (group 4a in Table 2), the fruits that have been cold storage (Ych) formed a subgroup that differed from the ripened on the plant (Yon) and on the shelf (Yoff).