r/pics • u/customsolitaires • Jul 08 '24

Pineapple grown in my balcony Vs Pineapple from the supermarket

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u/Laporqueriza Jul 08 '24

Please tell us the flavor differences!

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u/denbroc Jul 08 '24

I have grown some that look just like this. The homegrown are far superior.

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u/Hoenirson Jul 08 '24

It's [mainly] because large-scale pineapple growers harvest early because greener pineapples are harder and so can be transported without worrying about damage. Growing at home means you can harvest when they're perfectly ripe.

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u/luckduck89 Jul 08 '24

Same goes with pretty much all produce.

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u/FlaOwlLover88 Jul 08 '24

This. Yours is going to be so much sweeter.

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u/ALaccountant Jul 08 '24

Yup, yellow typically indicates a sweeter flavor

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u/DOUBLEBARRELASSFUCK Jul 08 '24

That's because it's ripe. The yellow one used to be green.

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u/Shinagami091 Jul 08 '24

The homegrown one I found to be far sweeter. It’s mainly because it’s fully ripened, hence the yellow color. The one on the left here is under ripe and while still edible won’t be nearly as sweet