Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Chef Lucy’s Fresh Fruits and Vegetables PINEAPPLE Food and Nutrition Management

PINEAPPLE A composite of many individual flowers fused together around a central core Each fruitlet can be identified by an "eye," which is the rough spiny marking on the pineapple's surface Has a wide cone shape, with a scaly skin and a regal crown of prickly leaves The bottom part of the fruit has more sugar content and therefore a sweeter taste and more tender texture

Growing PINEAPPLES

Health benefits of Pineapple Low in calories Contains no saturated fats or cholesterol Rich source of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber like pectin Contains an enzyme that digests food by breaking down protein Source of Vitamin C which gives a boost to the immune system

Cutting a PINEAPPLE

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Chef Lucy’s Fresh Fruits and Vegetables PINEAPPLE