The given picture illustrates the steps and apparatus involved in growing pineapples and the manufacture of products related to this fruit. Overall, the growing process of pineapples consists of four stages, from small crowns to ripe ones. Once the pineapples are harvested, they will be divided to take part in the production of different products serving diverse purposes.
The growing process of a pineapple commences as a small crown which is 26 cm in length, under tropical weather with the temperature ranging from 23 to 30 Celsius degrees. After 7 months, ethylene is added, continuously together with the temperature to support its growth, then it will take 5 more months until the pineapples are fully ripe and ready to be collected. At this stage, the ripened pineapples usually weigh 2 kilos with 30-centimeter height.
The pineapples will subsequently experience a cleaning step in order to remove all the impurities before being sorted into three small groups based on their size: those with small or medium size are cut into slices: pieces from smaller ones will go through an extracting process to become juice, while the cut parts of medium ones will continually be chopped into smaller pieces and eventually be packaged as individual cans-which allows them to be consumed directly and satisfy needs in cooking. At the same time, the pineapples having the biggest size will be covered in wax for preservation purposes before being loaded into boxes and transported to other countries by ships.