Fig. 2

Content of major carotenoids and total chlorophyll in different papaya ripening stages. The content of total chlorophyll and major carotenoids were measured at four stages of papaya fruit development: GS, Green stage; CB, Color break stage; HY, Half yellow stage; FY, Full yellow stage. The green lines with rhombuses represent the content of chlorophyll or carotenoids in the peel, while the red lines with triangles stand for the content of chlorophyll or carotenoids in flesh. Error bars on each column indicate SDs from three replicates