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