Pineapples

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Pineapples

• By Derek Schulz

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General Information

• Originated in South America
• Scientific name Ananas Cosmosus
• Rich in Vitamin C and Fiber
• Helps aid Digestion
• Can be prepared in many different ways

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Selecting Your Pineapples!

• Available all year long
• Should be fragrant, heavy and symmetrical in size
• Leaves should be crowned and be fresh and green
• Should be fresh and clean with no shriveling,
  discoloration or non-uniform ripening
• Eat immediately after purchase since they are
  picked ripe

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Nutritional Facts

• Fat-Free
• Saturated fat-free
• Very low sodium
• Cholesterol-free
• High in vitamin C

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Types of Pineapple

• Fresh Pineapple
• Frozen Pineapple
• Pineapple Juice Concentrate
• Puree
• Dehydrated
• Canned

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Sliced, Chunks, and Crushed
Sliced Pineapple



Chunks


Crushed
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Use of Pineapples Wastes

• The outer peel and the central core are discarded
  when canning a pineapple
• This waste accounts for 50 of the total
  pineapple weight called pineapple bran
• 10 tons of fresh bran is discarded per hectare.
• The bran, either fresh or dried is a good feed
  for ruminants.
• Usually mixed with 9 molasses, grass, or ground
  into the feed of the ruminants.

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Use of Pineapples Wastes Con

• Can Make syrup
• Alcohol
• Vinegar
• Wine
• Citric acid
• Malic acid
• Escorbic acid

• Roughage from pineapple leaves can be used to
  produce clothes and paper.
• The paper is mainly used to produce bank notes.

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Exporting and Packing

• Reduction of post-harvest disease, fruit should
  be treated by dipping or spraying, with Dowicide
  A at a concentration of 7 grams per liter of
  water. Packing should be carried out
  immediately.
• The fruits are normally packed by their net
  weight.

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Diseases of Pineapple

• Heart and root rot
• Heart rot
• Root rot
• Black rot
• Butt rot
• Fruit let core rot

• Pink Disease of Fruit
• Pineapple Mealy bug wilt
• Yellow Spot Virus
• Bacterial diseases
• Nematodes

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Pests of Pineapples

• Scales
• Thrips, Vectors of yellow spot virus
• Mites
• Mealy bugs
• Ants, Associated with Mealybugs
• Symphylids

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