The post-cutting life of pineapple has been reported to be very dependent on temperature, from a
few hours at 20 ºC to about two weeks at 1 ºC (O‟Hare, 1994). In a preliminary study by
Marrero- and Kader, (2001), it was found that post-cutting life of pineapple pieces ranged from 4
days at 10 ºC to over 2 weeks at 0 ºC. A sharp rise in respiration preceding an increase in
ethylene production during storage at the post-cutting life of fruit pieces occurs at these
conditions. Continuation of storage beyond this point led to the appearance of off-flavours and
odours and microbial spoilage (Marrero and Adel, 2006).