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Showing posts with label Pineapple. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pineapple

The pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) is a plant from the family of Bromeliaceae. It is originally native to America and is now cultivated worldwide in tropical areas as fruit plant. It forms fleshy fruit stalls, which are eaten fresh or made ​​into preserves and juice.
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There are also many wild species, belonging to the same group and gender. The fruit when ripe is very acidic flavor and often sweetened. In cooking can be used as a powerful meat tenderizer. Usually we use the pulp of the fruit, but its core and the shells may be common for juice production.