Storage
Pineapple is a tropical fruit that you don't store in the fridge. Sugarloaf pineapple will keep for about a week on the fruit bowl.

After cutting, pineapple will keep for about 5 days in the fridge.

In the freezer, pineapple pieces will keep for up to 12 months (at a minimum of -18°C).

How can I tell if a pineapple is no longer good? The pineapple is mouldy or has gone soft. You can recognise this decay by using your senses: look or smell, for example.

Preparation
Cut a pineapple into slices, peel the slices thickly and remove the core and ingrowns. There are also special pineapple peelers that allow you to peel the fruit in one movement.

Tip: Are you going to make mousse or pudding? Then use canned pineapple or boil pineapple briefly. This is because raw pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which breaks down proteins. This makes milk products with fresh pineapple watery and gelatine not stiff.

Storage times

Cool place (whole pineapple): 3-7 days
Refrigerator (cut pineapple): 5 days
Deep-freeze (pineapple pieces): 12 months

Preparation times

Depending on the application.

Sugerloaf pineapple cleaning

See preparing.