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Wholesale Crownless Pineapple
Removing the crown before shipping is a purely commercial decision, and a good one. The crown is inedible, it takes up roughly a third of the cube in a case, and it is the first thing a prep cook cuts off. Crownless pineapple ships more fruit per pallet, arrives with less to throw away, and costs less to freight per usable pound.
Who Buys Crownless
Cut fruit operations, commissaries, juice and smoothie programs, hotel banquet kitchens and food manufacturers. Anywhere the pineapple is going to be broken down anyway, the crown is pure cost. Retailers merchandising whole fruit generally still want the crown, because shoppers read it as freshness.
The MD2 Gold Standard
Most premium pineapple today is the MD2 gold type: deep yellow flesh, high sugar, low acid, and far more consistent than the older Smooth Cayenne. Its consistency is the reason a cut-fruit program can hold a spec — there is much less lot-to-lot variation in sweetness.
Selection and Storage
Judge by weight, aroma at the base, and shell color rather than by the old trick of pulling a leaf. A heavy fruit with a sweet, fruity base smell is ripe; a fermented smell means it is past. Pineapple does not get sweeter after harvest — it only softens — so sugar at picking is all you get. Hold at 45–50°F and use within about five days of arrival; cut pineapple keeps three to four days refrigerated.
Nutrition
Pineapple is an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, with fiber, vitamin B6 and folate. It contains bromelain, a protein-digesting enzyme, which is why fresh pineapple prevents gelatin from setting and can tenderize meat. Fat free, cholesterol free and very low in sodium.
Order Crownless Pineapple Wholesale
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