Pineapple is definitely one of the most unusual tropical fruits that attract attention with its unique shape. Here a few amazing facts about this delicious fruit!
1. Pineapples ripen very slowly. It can take almost three years, but its fruit can reach fifteen pounds.
2. Little is known that pineapples have flowers whose color can change from pale lavender to bright red in a day.
3. The pineapple fruit grows out of the top of the central stem. The fruit is actually the result of dozens of individual fruit-producing flowers that have fused into a single fruit, which is capped with a “crown” sporting numerous short leaves.
4. When European researchers first encountered pineapple fruits in North and South America, they called them “pineapple” because of the similarity of the fruits with pine cones.
5. Pineapples do not continue to ripen, after they have been harvested, such as bananas, so every pineapple in the grocery store will never become riper.
6. The difference in the color of the fruit usually depends on the conditions in which it is grown and so even green pineapple can be as sweet and tasty as golden brown.
7. In Australia, there are 16 meters of height pineapple fiberglass monument. The monument is made to attract tourists, there is a complex consisting of pineapple plantations, restaurants and cafes.
8. In addition to the usual pineapple juice from ripe fruits, they are also used for a variety of casseroles, pies, salads, desserts and even wine. Pineapples are great for cooking meats as they are rich in the Bromelain that helps digest protein.
9. Mature fruit contains 14% of sugar, 86% of water; a protein-digesting enzyme, bromelain, and a good amount of citric acid, malic acid, vitamin A and B.
10. You can grow your own pineapple by cutting off the leafy top about half an inch below the leaves and planting it in the well-drained soil that is not too acidic.
