How do you know when a pineapple is ripe?
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Many people think that if you can easily pull a leaf out of the crown, the pineapple is ripe, but this test doesn't tell you anything useful. Like tomatoes, pineapples are considered mature when they develop a little color break. If a pineapple at the market looks green, take a look at the base. If it has begun to turn a little orange or red there, you'll be able to ripen it at home. If there is no break, the pineapple was picked too green. It will have a woody texture and will never be very sweet.
The pineapple should be very firm, never soft or spongy, with no bruises or soft spots. If you find a good-looking pineapple at your market and you're going to use it right away, ask your produce manager to cut it in half to make sure it's not discolored inside. Reject it if it is.
Finally, use your nose. If the pineapple has a good aroma, it's ripe. If you can't smell much of anything, it needs to be ripened. If it has a fermented smell, don't buy it!
eat it and if you get skitters it was off!
when all the eyes (those spiky leaf like things that cover the outside of the pineapple) are about the same size.
When a pineapple is green the "grooves" that run all over the surface are quite deep. As it ripens they "fill out" and become much more shallow.
A pineapple is ripe when you can pull on one of the leaves in the center of the group of leaves and it comes out with barely any resistance. You should barely have to tug on it before it plucks right out. This is a sure fire way to tell that the pineapple is ripe. well, that's what my friend that works for the dole plant in oahu hawaii says anyways... lots of people seem to say that it's a myth, but it's worked for me so far.
My grandma, mom, and me grew up near a pineapple plantation in Kapolei, Hawaii. I've never worked in the pineapple industry but i know a thing or two about them.
Unripe pineapples are dark green, as a few days passes they tend to get an orange to yellow color, once the outside of the pineapple is purely yellow with a tinge of orange, thats when its ripe, sweet, and juicy. Many people beleive if you pull out a pineapples leaf thats an indication that its ripe, but that is a complete myth.
Ripe and Unripe pineapples are firm because of the rough tough skin the pineapple has, unless its completely mushy its not the best indicator to tell anything about it unless its rotten. The smell should also be a little sweet, but sometimes even the most ripe of pineapples have no aroma. Stick with the coloring of the pineapple its 100% effective.
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