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Fresh pineapples can be sweeter and tastier than canned, but offer few clues to determine when they’re at their best. To avoid getting a pineapple that is old, you need to know what to look for.

 

You Will Need

*Method of transport tags
*Keen senses

 

Step 1: Look for "jets" 看标签。
Look for pineapples with labels or tags that identify them as “jets” or “jet fresh” if you don’t live in the Hawaiian tropics. Pineapples don’t get any riper than when they’re harvested, and are subject to bruises and rot during transit. The freshest pineapples are flown by jet to their destinations.

Step 2: Consider the color 看颜色，熟度好的菠萝外表皮呈淡黄色或亮黄色。
Look for bright gold color on the skin’s eyes around the base of the pineapple. It is possible for a ripe pineapple to be green, but it is also possible for a green pineapple to not be ripe. If the pineapple is reddish-bronze in color, it is overripe.

The stem end of the pineapple is the ripest, and the higher up the pineapple the yellow color goes, the more even the flavor will be.

Step 3: Consider the appearance 看表皮，表皮太皱说明菠萝过熟。
Consider the pineapple’s appearance. Wrinkled skin indicates overripe fruit.

Step 4: Smell the pineapple 闻味，菠萝外皮上能闻到香味，果肉香气馥郁。
Smell the pineapple at its base. A ripe pineapple will emit a slight, pleasant pineapple aroma. If the pineapple smells of vinegar or acetone, it is beginning to rot.

Step 5: Feel the pineapple 触感，用手按压有柔软感的菠萝最为可口。
Feel the pineapple’s skin. A ripe pineapple’s skin should be firm and slightly yielding. Mushy skin indicates deterioration.

Step 6: Look for other indicators 查看，看看菠萝有没有发霉，有没有裂缝，有没有变色。
Avoid buying pineapples showing other signs of deterioration, such as leakage, mold, cracks, gumminess, and brown, withered leaves.

Pineapples are about 80 percent water.

 

[重点讲解]

indicators n. 指示器（indicator的复数）；指示灯

deterioration n. 恶化；退化；堕落

harvest n. 收获；产量；结果
        vt. 收割；得到