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Papaya: Quality Indices



Papayas picked 1/4 to full yellow taste better than those picked mature- green to 1/4 yellow because they do not increase in sweetness after harvest.

Uniformity of size and color; firmness; freedom from defects such as sunburn, skin abrasions, pitting, insect injury, and blotchy coloration; freedom from decay.