Pineapple

Product: frozen ananas cut (cube); Production: China; Packed: box 1/10

Pineapple (Ananas), genus. herbaceous tropical plant family bromelievyh. Leaves are fleshy, shirokolineynye, the edges kolyuchezubchatye, length up to 80 cm Collective fruit, golden-yellow, consists of a set of ovaries, fused with the bracts and the axis of inflorescence, forming a powerful collective fruit resembling a cone. 5 — 6 species in tropical America. Pineapple (Ananas comosus, or Ananas sativus) widely cultivated in many tropical countries.

Homeland Cultural pineapple — a plateau of Mato Grosso in Central America. However, its wild ancestor is unknown. It is believed that culture arose as a result of pineapple hybridization of several species.

Properties.

The fruits of pineapple have wonderful taste and smell, have a high nutritional value. They contain 85.8% water, 0.4% protein, 0.1% fat, 11.6% carbohydrates, vitamins: ascorbic acid, carotene, riboflavin, thiamine, minerals: Ca, Cl, J, Fe, Mn, Mg, P, K, Si, Na, S, Al, Cu, Ba. Neither the incomparable scent of pineapple in it due to the presence of more than 60 fragrances. Moreover, in fruit bromelin — a complex of highly active proteolytic enzymes.
In the food consumed inside of juicy compound fruit, which has a sour-sweet taste and fragrant aroma specific. The fruits are used as raw, as well as in processed form. Among them are canned food, juices, alcoholic drinks, jams and preserves. Fruit pineapple improve digestion. Pineapple is highly valued in medical and dietary nutrition.

Often used in the production of frozen pineapple, cubed with different sizes.