al. (2000) reported that pineapple contain 12-15%
sugar of which two-third is in the form of sucrose
and the rest were glucose and fructose. Bartolome et
al. (1995) also stated that in pineapple, the sucrose
content was approximately two-third of the total
sugar. The amount of sugar varies in fruits and may
depend on its stage of maturity at the harvesting time,
soil condition and variety of fruit. Sugar content has
not always related to colour stage as agronomic and
production factors will also affect sugar development
(Wijesinghe and Sarananda, 2002)