Vine-ripened yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Deg.) packed and shipped from Homestead, Florida, were stored for 15, 30, or 45 days at 5°, 10°, or 15° C. Fruit analyzed immediately on arrival had the best external appearance and highest fruit weight. Fruit weight loss increased with storage time at all temperatures, and the response was linear.
Fruit external appearance deteriorated rapidly at 5° and 15° C. Pulp percentage at 5° C increased linearly with storage duration and did not change at 10° C. Pulp percentage at 15° C changed quadratically with storage time, increasing up to 30 days and then decreasing by 45 days. Soluble solids concentration did not change at 5° or 10° C, but it decreased linearly at 15° C. Sucrose content decreased quadratically at 5° C and linearly at 15° C, but it increased linearly at 10° C. Fructose and glucose content decrease quadratically with storage time at 15° C. Glucose content increased linearly at 5°
and 10° C and fructose content did not change at these temperatures.