Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The pineapple [2] [3] (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. [4]
This is a list of countries by pineapple production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for pineapples in 2022 was 29,361,138 metric tonnes , an increase of 2.3% from 28,714,479 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Pineapple: East of the Andes, from northern South America to northern Argentina. [2] Ananas macrodontes E.Morren: False Pineapple: Coastal Brazil and basins of Parana and Paraguay rivers to northern Argentina. [2]
Around 11% of pineapple production in Taiwan are exported to 16 countries or regions around the world, in which 90% of them to Mainland China. [1] In 2020, the total export to Mainland China was 41,661 tons, valued approximately around NT$1.5 billion. [11] [12] It is followed by Japan (2,160 tons), Hong Kong (1,186 tons) and Singapore (421 tons ...
By Lindsay-Jean Hard The pineapple is a familiar symbol of hospitality; a popular myth links the origin of this connection with Colonial America, when sailors would return from voyages to the ...
The US imported nearly $200 billion worth of food in 2022. Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. operate under a trade agreement that lowers barriers to importing and exporting various goods, including ...
Only one bromeliad, the pineapple (Ananas comosus), is a commercially important food crop. Bromelain, a common ingredient in meat tenderizer, is extracted from pineapple stems. Many other bromeliads are popular ornamental plants, grown as both garden and houseplants.
If you're ever using pineapple and gelatin in a recipe, use canned pineapple instead of fresh; the heat treatment that occurs during canning kills the enzymes ahead of time.