Tag: Pineapple

The pineapple has always been associated with prestige and luxury due its exotic appearance. It first appeared in Britain in 1668, gaining notoriety when Charles II used it as part of a public relations opportunity. Who brought the pineapple to England? ‘ Pineapples first came to Europe in the 16th century, brought by none other […]

Dole Tropical Gold Pineapples are especially succulent and sweet because they have lower acid levels than regular pineapples. Is Dole pineapple good for you? Dole pineapple juice appears to be ok for you but only in moderation. Although it isn’t as healthy as freshly juiced pineapples, it does come from 100% pineapple juice. Each can […]

Pineapple: French: ananas. Italian: ananas. Spanish: piña/ananá Portuguese (European): ananás. What is pineapple in different languages? A rather interesting linguistic phenomenon present for decades across the globe is the use of the terms ananas and pineapple. While other languages refer to the fruit as ananas or something similar, in English it is referred to as […]

Black rot of pineappleBlack rot of pineapplePineapple black rot, also known as butt rot, base rot, or white blister, is a disease caused by Ceratocystis paradoxa (teleomorph) (Thielaviopsis paradoxa: anamorph). C. paradoxa also causes disease in a variety of other tropical plants such as banana, coconut, and sugarcane making it a somewhat dangerous pathogen.https://en.wikipedia.org › […]

Nearly every language – besides Spanish, who made the same mistake as English, and even there still has ananás – calls the fruit “ananas”. German, Finnish, Hindi, Yiddish, Tamil, Wolof, Kyrgyz, Malay use recognizeable bretheren, and yet English is left with something else, something disgusting. Why do so many languages call pineapples ananas? It was […]

Owen Jacques. A trio of Brisbane millionaires has paid $5.8 million for the Big Pineapple at Woombye on the Sunshine Coast. How much does the Big Pineapple cost? There is no entry fee to visit the Big Pineapple site. To ride on the train, everyone pays the kids’ price of $5, and there are separate […]

Ironically, the pineapple and surrounding buildings were heritage-listed the same year. Closed between 2010 and 2011, in 2011 it was purchased by a consortium who used it as a much-diminished tourist attraction and a site for the sale of Queensland produce. When did the Big Pineapple closed? 2010Decades after its hey-day, the Big Pineapple went […]

Brecheche pineapples are small, cylinder-shaped, and olive colored. The plant is completely spike-free. The flesh of Brecheche is yellow, very fragrant, and juicy with a small core. Are there mini pineapples? Mini pineapples have a lot in common with the common pineapple. The small version is similar in appearance, and tastes the same. The advantage […]

Data from interviews were analysed using descriptive statistics, cost and return and sto- chastic frontier production function. The result showed that the pineapple production business is profitable and returning more to the farmer than the original investment in terms of purchased inputs. How profitable is pineapple farming? For wholesale farmers, they sell for N70 – […]

How to Grow Pineapples. Pineapples are a tropical herbaceous perennial belonging to the bromeliad family. They grow to about 5 feet (1.5 m.) in height with a 3 to 4 foot (1 m.) How big can a pineapple fruit get? The size of the fruit your pineapple produces depend on the size of your plant […]

Queen Pineapples Also known as Common Rough, are the pineapples considered as the sweetest variety. These are dark-yellow small core queen. Queen pineapple has a yellowish flesh that is sweet, tender, and juicy. They can be eaten fresh or serve as a table fruit. What kind of pineapple is the sweetest? Some of the most […]

Pink pineapple fruit is a genetically modified organism, or GMO. All pineapple fruit contains lycopene before reaching maturity. In traditional pineapples, the yellow-colored flesh is the result of a reduction of lycopene and an increase in the yellow pigment beta-carotene as the fruit nears maturity. Do pink pineapples taste different? And no, they don’t taste […]

The heating process required for canning causes the formation of red and rusty red colored fruit slices that were processed from diseased fruits. Such blemished canned fruits are not marketable. Pink diseasePink diseaseAcrodynia is a condition of pain and dusky pink discoloration in the hands and feet most often seen in children chronically exposed to […]

These delicious sweet pineapples are a unique variety grown on the lush Philippines tropical island of Mindanao. Mindanao provides the ideal growing conditions for Dole Tropical Gold pineapples. Here the plants flourish in the lush tropical environment. Are Dole pineapples still grown in Hawaii? Dole and Del Monte moved most of their pineapple production out […]

Pineapple – the queen of fruits – FreshMAGAZINE. When you close your eyes and think about a tropical holiday, this sweet fruit will inevitably make at least a cameo appearance. After bananas and citrus fruits, it is the most important fruit in the world today. What are Queen pineapples? Found mostly in Australia and South […]