It is true that harvesting mangoes before the fully mature-green stage (based on fullness of the cheeks and skin color changes from dark-green to light-green or yellowish-green), then ripening them
Since papayas do not contain much starch at the mature-green stage like bananas and mangos do, papayas do not increase in sugars content and associated sweetness after harvest.
Proper ripening of various mango cultivars requires cooling fruit temperature to 20-22°C, which can best be achieved by forced air cooling with 10-12°C and 90-95% air in a cooling room with t