Tomato phototropin1 mutant exhibits deep red color in the ripe fruits compared to the wild type. However, the mechanisms governing this intense fruit coloration in the mutant are largely unknown. Therefore, a proteomic approach combined with carotenoid profiling and carotenogenic gene expression was used to decipher the carotenogenesis in a tomato phototropin1 mutant with S. lycopersicum, cv. Ailsa Craig (tomato).