Figure 3.

Carotenoid accumulation in flavedos of Yamashitabeni-wase and Miyagawa-wase during the ripening process. A, Changes in the external colors of Yamashitabeni-wase and Miyagawa-wase during the ripening process. B, Changes in the carotenoid contents in flavedos of Yamashitabeni-wase and Miyagawa-wase during the ripening process. The results shown are means ± se for triplicate samples. S, September; O, October; N, November; D, December; J, January; Phy, phytoene; ζ-Car, ζ-carotene; β-Car, β-carotene; β-Cry, β-cryptoxanthin; Zea, zeaxanthin; T-vio, all-trans-violaxanthin; C vio, 9-cis-violaxanthin; α-Car, α-carotene; Lut, lutein; β-Cit, β-citraurin; Total, total carotenoids; FW, Fresh weight.