Fruit Color Fact: You must have seen that most of the raw fruits are green in colour. However, as the fruit starts ripening, its color starts changing. When the fruit is fully ripe, it automatically breaks down and falls down. Now the question is why is it so? Why is the color of raw fruit green and why does it change color when ripe? The answer to these questions is in this article.
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Actually, when the fruit is unripe, its chloroplasts are in its upper layer. What are chloroplasts…? Chloroplasts are green plant cells, which contain chlorophyll. It helps in the process of photosynthesis. Raw fruits appear green because of this. When the fruit on the branch of the tree turns green, it means that the fruit is taking food from the sunlight. That is, at the moment it is not ready for use and is increasing.
Why does the color of the fruit change?
Gradually this chloroplast changes into ‘chromoplast’, during this time the color of the fruit also starts changing and in most cases it turns red. Ripening of fruit is a chemical process. During this process many things like taste, color and aroma of the fruit change. During this process the starch of the fruit is converted into sugar. As the chloroplast decreases, the green color of the fruit also decreases. New pigments are also formed in the process of ripening of the fruit. Ethylene hormone accelerates the ripening process of fruits.
To say in simple language…
The fruit remains green as long as it is developing by taking food from the sunlight. After fully developed, he stops taking food. That’s why its color also starts changing. The same principle works in the leaves of trees and crops waving in the fields.
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