was obtained from the national centre for pineapple plantation
technology namely Centre for the Development of Pineapple
Plantation Technology located at Pekan Nenas, Johor,
Malaysia . The sample was
washed thoroughly using tap water to remove any impurities prior
to drying in an oven at 110 C
until a moisture content of 5-10% was achieved . The dried sample were then cut into smaller pieces of
irregular shape (average length of 2 cm)