dsi1 wrote:
> Arri London wrote:
>>
>> Manda Ruby wrote:
>>> If barely ripe pineapple has bit of sour ttse unlike the fully ripe
>>> one which is sweet, is the sugar content (fructose form) the same or
>>> less if compared between the pinepples of same size of the two types
>>> (fully ripe pineapple and . barely ripe pineapple)?
>>
>>
>> Get hold of a handheld refractometer to measure total sugars and see
>> Any student chem lab will have one.
>
> Or you could just use your eyes. When confronted with pineapple pieces,
> you'd be wise to choose the darker, semi-translucent pieces first,
> unless you enjoy sour pine. :-)

I'd say "yellower" not darker. But that is pieces so not very
useful when it comes to whole pineapples.

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Jean B.