Unripe Fruits and Their Characteristics

Unripe fruits green (contain ______) – the chlorophyll within the immature fruit contributes to the energetic requirements for fruit growth and development.

Seeds are often (but not always) unripe in ______ fruits; they are not ready to germinate.

Given that the plant has no interest in losing seeds prematurely, unripe fruits contain very few ______, they are hard and difficult to digest, and their green color makes them relatively inconspicuous against the green foliage of most plants.

Ripe fruits (chlorophyll replace by other pigments) – The main fruit pigments (ripe fruits) are carotenoids producing yellow, orange, and red colours anthocyanins imparting red, purple, black, and blue colours, and ______ resulting in green colouration.

A commonly observed colour change during ripening is that unripe green fruits change their colour to a red mid-ripe stage, which finally becomes ______ when the fruits are ripe (as in blackberries).

BUT green ripe fruits contains lutein or indoles pigments – A commonly observed colour change during ripening is that unripe green fruits change their colour to a red mid-ripe stage, which finally becomes ______ when the fruits are ripe (as in blackberries).

Ripe fruits (chlorophyll replace by other pigments) – The main fruit pigments (ripe fruits) are carotenoids producing yellow, orange, and red colours anthocyanins imparting red, purple, black, and blue colours, and chlorophyll resulting in green colouration. BUT green ripe fruits contains ______ pigments.

A commonly observed colour change during ripening is that unripe green fruits change their colour to a red mid-ripe stage, which finally becomes ______ when the fruits are ripe (as in blackberries).

Unripe fruits green (contain ______) – the chlorophyll within the immature fruit contributes to the energetic requirements for fruit growth and development.