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