Yes Sandor , good points . The maturity standards are very important in any perennial fruit. And accordingly , the nutritional qualities will depend. ..
Degradation of red colour depend on anthocynin stability. Several factors like cultivar, temperature, Relative humidity,
PH content of pulp, disease and insect attack are responsible for degradation of colourof pulp.
Dear Zahid
If you are asking about the postharvest life of pomegranate fruit, please consider that this is related to the cultivar. You need to give more details about these cultivars which are 'red' or 'green'. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that the names of these varieties will be very much helpful, as in most cases they have local names in different countries.
We need to consider that, for the different cultivars also, there are different optimum harvest dates and different optimum storage conditions related to temperature and gas combinations.
I know some sweet green (yellow) varieties, which have very short shelf-life, whereas some red sour/sweet cultivars are very well storable.
Then, in my opinion, it is more than just about the color of the fruit.
If possible, please give more details about the source of your information. If this is your own experience, did you get these results for different cultivars.
Regards
Degradation of red colour depend on anthocynin stability. Several factors like cultivar, temperature, Relative humidity, PH content of pulp, disease and insect attack are responsible for degradation of colourof pulp.
Dear Zahid Fazal This difference can best be explained by the difference in chlorophyll content, organic acids and sucrose contents of these two types of varieties.
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