Thursday, February 16, 2012

Pineapple ( Ananas comosus )


Fruit Warehouse | Pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) | Pineapple may be consumed fresh, canned, Juiced, and are found in a wide array of food stuffs - dessert, fruit salad, hours, yogurt, ice cream, candy, and as a complement to meat dishes. Pollination is required for seed formation, but the presence of seeds negatively affects the quality of the fruit. Certain bat-pollinated wild pineapples Their flowers open only at night. Raw pineapple is an excellent source of manganese (45% DV in a 100 g serving) and vitamin C (80% DV per 100 g).


Pineapple (Ananas comosus), a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, named for resemblance to the pine cone, is the most economically Important plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Pineapples may be cultivated from a cutting crown of the fruit, possibly in 20-24 months Flowering and fruiting in the following six months.



Mainly from its stem, pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme, bromelain, the which breaks down protein. If having sufficient bromelain content, pineapple juice raw Thus Spake can be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat. Furthermore, ingested an enzyme like bromelain is Unlikely to survive intact the proteolytic processes of digestion.


Southeast Asia dominates world production: in 2001, Thailand produced 1979 million tons and the Philippines 1618 million tons, while in the Americas Brazil 1:43 million tons produced. Total world production in 2001 was 14 220 million tons. The primary exporters of fresh pineapples in 2001 were Costa Rica, 322.000 tons; Côte d'Ivoire, 188.000 tons; and the Philippines, 135.000 tons. Slips and suckers are Planted commercially.

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