Can Taiwan, China sugar-apple pineapple be peeled by hand? Taste characteristics and sweetness introduction
Pineapple is a fruit that many people like, and its varieties are also quite numerous. So do you know this Tainung No. 4 pineapple? Let's take a look!
Tainung No. 4 is also called [sugar-apple pineapple], [peeling pineapple]. Commonly known as [sugar-apple pineapple], because when eaten the fruit can be cut lengthwise into 2 or 4 equal parts, and the fruitlets can be peeled off and eaten in order with the fingers, with no need to peel the skin, hence it is also called [peeling pineapple].
Fruit characteristics: the plant is small, the leaf margins have spines, the fruit is cylindrical, but fruit grown in early spring is tower-shaped or conical, with protruding fruitlets; because it is resistant to storage and transport, it was once one of the main fresh fruit export varieties of Taiwan, China. The average fruit weight is 1.2 kg, the flesh is yellow or egg-yolk yellow, the fiber is fine, the texture is soft yet crisp, the aroma is strong, the juice is relatively little, and the sweetness is 19.5 Brix.
Best quality period: the normal production period of the fruit is June to July, but the production period can be adjusted, and the suitable production period is March to May. The quality is best in March to April.
This counts as an old pineapple variety. Today's Golden Diamond pineapple is Tainung No. 17, and the sugar-apple pineapple is Tainung No. 4. From the ranking you can tell that it is a senior in the pineapple world. It was once the main variety exported to Japan. Its advantages are a rich aroma, a delicate texture, both sweetness and acidity, and a full-bodied flavor. However, because the whole plant is covered in spines, and the weight of the fruit is much lighter than that of other varieties of the same plant size, it has gradually been eliminated in this market where everything is sold by weight. Its biggest feature is that, like a sugar-apple, it can be peeled apart and eaten by following the fruitlets. Haven't you tried it?
