SRP182091 PRJNA517027 Transcriptome data of different developmental stages in three pummelo cultivars (Citrus maxima) we aimed to investigate the candidate genes of carotenoid metabolism in the flesh of pummelo cv. 'Guanximiyou' and its mutants of 'Hongroumiyou' and 'Huangjinmiyou' in three key stages of fruit development and maturity using the RNA-seq technology.