How to peel a pineapple without wasting it

Pineapple is a fruit with good nutritional benefits. Many people like to buy pineapples that have already been peeled, but such pineapples are often more expensive and not easy to preserve. If you buy unpeeled pineapples, it is relatively easy to peel them as long as you master certain methods, and avoid wasting too much flesh. Let’s learn how to peel a pineapple without wasting it.

How to peel a pineapple without wasting it

Method 1:

1. Choose a pineapple with golden skin and fresh leaves. Wash the surface with clean water. Cut off the head and tail of the pineapple.

2. Split it in half, and then split one half in half. Cut into 4 pieces.

3. Remove the hard core in the middle.

4. Make several even cuts on the flesh, but do not cut through the skin. Use a knife to peel off the pineapple skin from the bottom.

5. Chop the skinned pineapple into small pieces. Prepare a bowl of boiled water and add 5 grams of salt. Soak the pineapple chunks for ten minutes before eating.

Tips: If this peeling method is not done properly, it may result in a slight waste of fruit pulp, so it is not recommended.

Pineapple should be soaked in salt water before eating. Because pineapple contains a kind of "bromelain", which can break down protein. If you eat it directly without soaking it in salt water, this enzyme will irritate the oral mucosa and the tender epidermis of the lips, causing a slight tingling sensation in our mouth. Salt can inhibit the activity of bromelain. Eating pineapple soaked in salt water will reduce the irritation of bromelain to our oral mucosa and lips.

Method 2:

1. Choose a pineapple with golden skin and fresh leaves. Wash the surface with clean water. Cut off the head of the pineapple.

2. Cut off the head and tail of the pineapple, and peel off the skin. Don't cut too deep, about 1cm, so as not to waste the pulp. When only some pineapple eyes are left, continue peeling. Until all the skin is peeled off.

3. Use a knife to cut off the "little eyes" on the pineapple. Because the positions of the "little eyes" are uneven, whether they are cut horizontally or vertically, they are not in a straight line, so cutting diagonally is the best. The most difficult part is cleaning the holes on the pineapple.

4. If you observe carefully, you will find that the pineapple eyes are distributed regularly. Take a small fruit knife and gently remove the pineapple eyes at an angle of about 45 degrees. Use the knife to shave diagonally upwards along the sides of the holes in the pineapple. Then shave the other side as well. This way you can take out the places with holes. This way, the pineapple thorn on the hole is removed. Finally, shave the rest of the way using the same method.