Abstract:
Pineapples are an important export product in
many countries and well liked as a delicacy in
those countries that do not have a warm climate
the year round and therefore are less fortunate
in their fruit-supply. Pineapples are a favourite
fruit anywhere and appreciated in many ways:
for desserts, fruit salads, in cakes, certain dishes,
dried and candied and as stimulating drinks.
The first commercial culture of pineapples began
about 1850 on the Azores which still are one
of the main producers of fresh fruits. Commercial
canning was started in Florida, USA, in
1871, but the first real development along the
line was in Malaya in 1898. Today 90 per cent of
the total pineapple production is available on
the market as canned fruit.
