Description:
We export the best Tropical Pineapples whether fresh fruits orcanned and preserved in their natural juices with low sugar.We only export the best and high quality Pineapples. Themost important variety"Smooth Cayenne" is grown commercially inKenya for both canning and the fresh market. Fresh pineapplesdestined for export are harvested green-ripe -beginning to turnyellow-green at the base of the fruit-. They are cut off with asharp knife leaving a stem which is later trimmed to 3.4 cm. FreshSucculent pineapples is our business, carefully packed anddelivered to ensure you enjoy the rich taste and freshness ofKenyan pineapples.
Pineapples are cool-stored for up to four weeks storagetemperature about 7Celcius. Because of their low sugar-content,pineapples harvested too early are unpopular amongstconsumers-unripe pineapples do not ripen after harvest-. The colourof the skin is an important criterion in determining the ripenessof the fruit. Fruits destined for the European market are oftenclassified according to the extent to which an orange-yellowcolouring has spread up from the base of the fruit as follows
Ripeness colour 1 only the base is orange toyellow.
Ripeness colour 2 the orange to yellow colourcovers half of the fruit.
Ripeness colour 3 the orange to yellow colourreaches three quarter up.
Ripeness colour 4 Whole of the fruityellow.
