Pineapple undergoes changes during maturation and
ripening. As the fruit ripens, the ‘eyes’ change from
pointed to flat, with a slight hollowness at the centre;
the fruit becomes enlarged, less firm and more aromatic.
The shell colours of pineapple are generally used
to determine the various stages of maturity. ‘Red Spanish,
develops a reddish-brown, yellow or light orange
colour, while Smooth Cayenne produces a light yellowor golden yellow colour when ripe. Pineapples with
slightly yellowed to one-half yellowed surface have better
shelf-life than those with more surface colour, and
fruits with no yellowing may not he mature enough for
optimum quality (Pantastico, 1975).
Pineapple undergoes changes during maturation andripening. As the fruit ripens, the ‘eyes’ change frompointed to flat, with a slight hollowness at the centre;the fruit becomes enlarged, less firm and more aromatic.The shell colours of pineapple are generally usedto determine the various stages of maturity. ‘Red Spanish,develops a reddish-brown, yellow or light orangecolour, while Smooth Cayenne produces a light yellowor golden yellow colour when ripe. Pineapples withslightly yellowed to one-half yellowed surface have bettershelf-life than those with more surface colour, andfruits with no yellowing may not he mature enough foroptimum quality (Pantastico, 1975).
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