The dehydration and darkening process of the fruit is followed by rind cracking and exposure of the juicy part of the
fruit to pathological damage (S. Mohamed & E. Othman, 1988). Normally, fresh Nephelium Lappaceum can be
stored for 4 to 5 days at ambient temperature and relative humidity (Landrigan et al., 1996; O'Hare et al., 1994;
Yingsanga et al., 2008).