Pineapple is a nutritious and delicious fruit, do you know how to pick a good pineapple?

1. Observe the appearance of the fruit morphology

High-quality pineapple fruits are generally cylindrical or slightly pointed ovoid at both ends, uniform and moderate in size, have decent fruit shape, and a low number of bud eyes

The ripe pineapple's epidermis is yellowish or bright yellow, slightly lime green at both ends, and greenish brown at the top of the crown buds.

While the outer skin of the raw pineapple is iron blue or slightly brownish.

If the fruit of a pineapple is full at the top, the skin is very yellow and the flesh is soft and orange-yellow, it means it has reached the ninth maturity.

Such a pineapple is juicy, has a high sugar content, and has a very good aroma and flavor.

If you don't intend to consume it immediately, it is best to choose a pineapple that is harder and has a light yellow color with green luster.

2. Observe the flesh of the fruit

If you're looking for a good pineapple, you'll find that the pineapple is a good one, if it's light and small, with a light yellow interior, thick flesh, and a small core.

The pineapple is of poor quality if it has a deep and large internal tissue void, thin flesh, and a thick core.

The flesh of the immature pineapple is brittle and hard and white.

3. The hardness of the fruit

When selecting a pineapple, you can gently press it with your hand. If the pineapple is hard and not elastic it is a raw pineapple.

A slightly soft pineapple is a good quality pineapple with good maturity.

A pineapple that is too soft or even dented is over-ripe.

If you find a selected pineapple (or a pineapple that has been sitting for a while) with juice overflowing, it means that its fruit has deteriorated and should not be consumed anymore.

4. Smell with your nose

You can use your nose to smell the aroma of the pineapple to determine whether the pineapple you have selected is mature or not.

A good pineapple can smell slightly fragrant on its outer skin.

A pineapple with a strong aroma is overly ripe and perishable.

A pineapple without aroma may be a pineapple with raw picking fruit, which contains significantly less sugar and tastes no good.

So, it is best to pick the kind of pineapple so that you can slightly smell the light aroma.

5. Look at the color

The pineapple is yellowish or bright yellow and can be eaten directly.

If you're looking for a pale yellow color with a slight greenish sheen, you're generally close to maturity.

You can buy a yellowish pineapple if you plan to eat it on the same day, or a lime green one if you need to eat it after 2 days.

Follow these methods to pick a delicious pineapple!