Does A Pineapple Ripen? 

Lay them sideways so moisture doesn't mold on the bottom .. look for pineapples with small growth on top .. the bigger the vegetive growth is the less fruit flavor and sweetness they will be regardless of color . Pick 3 ripe good ones from a store and then taste the one with the smallest plant top and u will see it tastes the best out of the 3 😁

Thank you for sharing your experiment! I saw in another video someone placed a damp towel under the top of pineapple where the stem is removed to retain moisture. Try that to see if it would ripen even more than just placing it upside down without damp towel!

Thanks for encouragement and the compliment! I'm working on a series of healthy snack-foods/meals for January. This Saturday will be the first installment of that, so keep an eye out. We will get more views!

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Well, if I ever bought a green pineapple, then I'll try to make it happen in more than a week so that it ripens to a yellow from the bottom up. Using experimental things are a science. Whether it is super green, I would recommend let's say 2 weeks. All we have to do is set it out on The couch or we can set it out in the dining table. After we set it out on the couch or our dining table, now let the sugar do it's thing to make it more yellow. After a week or 2, we now have a successful yellow colored pineapple. Thank you.

Presentation well done. Very informative. Thought my green pineapple would never ripen. Now I know it will.

Born and raised in Brasil... we always cut the pineapple, and added a little sugar... after a day in the refrige, it was perfect.

One of our local supermarkets was selling pineapples 🍍 for $1 . I bought one placed it on the kitchen counter to ripen for a few days. Hopefully, it will be sweet.

Thanks for the information. I love pineapple.

Trust your nose. Your nose can tell you just about everything that you need to know about a ripe Pineapple. If it smells like a Pineapple, it should be good. If you pick up a moldy sort of smell, you should steer clear. If it's not putting off any smell, it's either because it is refrigerated and you can't smell it or it's not ready. Occasionally, you may get a 'trojan horse' that looks good outside but is not what it should be inside. Sometimes, that just happens. Not an exact science. If that happens, return it to your grocer for a better one or money back.

Would pineapple 2 have ripened better if the bottom could draw up some wter to keep the top from wilting?

You are awesome. I just discovered you through your pineapple ripening video. I can't believe your videos don't have more views. They are all very informative and professionally done. Keep going!

You are so right Raymond. I was at the Dole Plantation in Hawaii 2 years ago, and they said it's as ripe as it's going to get when it's picked. I knew they were wrong.

Good question, and I don't know that answer to that. Sounds like another experiment in the making.

You don't cut towards yourself! Cooking 101.

Thanks for sharing. Also...do you think we sometimes get fooled when we are told Pineapples are "Golden Pineapples"? They are the only kind we buy because we love the deep and sweet flavor. Last week we noticed the nice gold color inside was missing...then also the delicious taste/sweetness was missing. How can I avoid that in the future? Thanks so much.

i LOVE your videos. so clear, and so helpful!!!

This was a good test! Me need pineapple!

I use method 2 for the pineapple, it comes delicious !

Great video.

YES they do!! Also I believe there are 110 leaves ( About or more) on a pine aple plant. Thanks P G! Happy new year!!!

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I just found it, and I'm so glad I did.

Besides pineapple are there any other fruit that you cannot really ripen at home?

Thank you so much for the test

Thank you. Much appreciated.

Thanks produce guy

My partner and I have grown many pineapples from the tops we've cut off pineapples from the store. Odd factoid: Getting new pineapples from those tops only happened when we planted the tops in terracotta clay pots or plastic pots of that color. The tops we planted in black plastic pots never fruited but grew well. The tops we planted in the garden grew fairly well but never fruited. We did have one in a clay pot that did extremely well, but the pot was white. (this was our first foray into trying to grow them) We harvested three beautiful pineapples from that one before it died. When I dumped the pot out I realized it was originally terracotta clay colored and not cement as we had thought. LOL I'm still puzzled about the plants seeming to have a preference for the color of the pots. They were all put in the same area of the patio except for our last one which ended up being moved from east sun to west sun after the fruit set. It ended up frozen in time, so to speak. The fruit never grew from the half size it was at the moment of being moved, although the fruit tasted okay if a bit overripe.

True, but just think of all the future Pineapples that you will enjoy because of this!!

How do you know that they wouldn't have tasted the same if you have tried them ready away, compared to waiting to try them? And, why do so many sites say pineapples do not ripen anymore after picking?

Very helpful. Thank you.

Would it help it ripen if you put the pineapple in a brown paper bag with a banana? It's a technique I've found helpful in ripening many things.

Great demo, Produce Guy. I would have thought the upside down pineapple would have been the sweetest. Thanks for a great video.

Also, as it ripens, the core becomes softer until it reaches the point where it’s as soft, sweet and juicy as the rest of the pineapple, also less acidic.

Hellow whats the word repen means thank you

Nice job. Thank you

I know i'm like... REALLY late on the ball as a new subscriber, but i was kind of confused as to why you said the fruit would ripen from the bottom up, then proceeded to try eating the fruit from the top..? Just curious if that might have affected the taste at all as far as the upside down fruit was concerned..?

Aboslutely not true!. What is going on is the fermentation of the sugars. Pineapples do not ripen after they are picked.

please dont cut toward yourself pineapple more ripe at bottom taste it there thanks for info

Pineapples are ripe when they start to turn yellow.

Mine fell because it was top heavy.

Great video! Thank you!

I don't get why you said # 2 was better wheg # 1 was sweeter?

I would guess that your suggestion with the bag and banana would help speed the Pineapple along.

It will ripen, but not in the fridge. yw

how long after i buy a green pineapple do i let it ripen for? how many days?

I think you are in cahoots with the pineapple industry to sell more pineapples

your experiment had more holes than Swiss cheese. you had no idea what they tasted like at the beginning.

Awesome video explains about pineapple ripening😃 But plz tell after eating pineapple why I got cut tongue always,is this thing also experienced by someone else?? Plz tell how to avoid it!!

does it burn your mouth?

Is it okay if you eat a pineapple that isn't full ripe? Excellent video. I will save money instead of buying the already cut pineapple from my produce department. :) - Heidi

If only you had put this out a month ago. I ended up eating a shitty, unripe pineapple because wikipedia told me it wouldn't ripen.

The audio quality makes the video very difficult to watch.

YES THEY RIPEN !! I've bought them GREEN FOR YEARS and just leave them alone for a week and they ripen up NO PROBLEM !! Id LOVE TO KNOW who the IDIOTS WERE that first said they DIDN'T RIPEN !!