{"id":9848,"date":"2026-06-26T14:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tropicalfood.net\/?p=9848"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:47:51","slug":"pineapple-day-celebrating-the-fruit-that-tells-our-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tropicalfood.net\/en\/pineapple-day-celebrating-the-fruit-that-tells-our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Pineapple Day: celebrating the fruit that tells our story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pineapple Day: celebrating the fruit that tells our story<\/h3>\n

The tropical fruit par excellence and key product in global trade: pineapple is among the most appreciated food on tables around the world.<\/p>\n

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On the occasion of Pineapple Day<\/strong>, we celebrate a fruit that has accompanied Tropical Food Machinery\u2019s journey since the beginning, continuing to inspire new solutions for the industry.
\nThe pineapple is, in fact, a special product for our company<\/strong>. It was one of the first tropical fruits processed by our production lines and, even today, it represents one of the applications that best showcases our expertise in food processing.<\/p>\n

Originally native to South America<\/strong>, the fruit is now mainly harvested in Costa Rica and in the Philippines: in 2024, these two countries together produced approximately 6 million tonnes of pineapple out of the 29.5 million tonnes harvested globally. However, production has also expanded to other regions, such as the African continent.<\/p>\n

From a nutritional standpoint, pineapple is a low-calorie food, rich in vitamin C, potassium, and other minerals; but the feature that most distinguishes it from other fruits is the presence of bromelain<\/strong>: an enzyme that helps digest proteins. This substance is found in the pulp but especially in the stem, from which bromelain can be extracted to produce supplements that aid digestion.<\/p>\n

As a fruit consumed worldwide, pineapple processing has evolved over the years to provide a wide range of products<\/strong>. The most well-known is certainly its juice<\/strong> – obtained through a process of peeling, pressing, and clarifying the pulp – or canned fruit<\/strong> in rings, tidbits, and chunks: a type of production that allows the fruit to be processed at the right level of ripeness and exported over long distances.<\/p>\n

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While pineapple pieces can also be dehydrated and sold as snacks, during juice extraction it is possible to obtain two very special by-products: fibers separated from the pulp are dried and processed to produce a naturally yellow flour, while the pineapple aroma<\/strong> released during processing can be collected and condensed for food use – especially in the confectionery industry – or in cosmetics.<\/p>\n

TFM has always developed complete processing lines dedicated to pineapple juice production and canned pineapple, with dozens of installations in major producing countries<\/strong> and continuous testing of its equipment at its production site in Flora, Brazil. This has allowed the company to gain direct insight into the requirements of industrial pineapple processing: from handling a highly fibrous fruit to maximizing extraction efficiency, up to by-product recovery and process optimization.<\/p>\n

For Tropical Food Machinery, pineapple is not only one of the most appreciated tropical fruits in the world, but also an important part of our industrial history,<\/strong> an ongoing story shaped by decades of experience and the development of new solutions for food processing.<\/p>\n

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\nDiscover our \u27a4<\/span> Aroma Recovery System DIONISO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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