The diagram illustrates the growth of pineapples and how they are prepared to make three different types of products.
Overall, the growing process of pineapples lasts a full year before they are allocated according to their sizes to produce juice boxes, canned slices of the fruit, and for exportation.
Initially, pineapples are separately planted with a distance of 26 centimeters then continue to grow with the conditions of sunlight and the temperature ranges between 23 to 30 degrees Celsius. Then, the process of growing takes seven months for the fruit to develop bigger in size before they’re treated with ethaline. At the following stage, with the use of ethaline, the fruit only takes roughly five months to grow into fully ripe pineapples, which is defined by the height of 30 centimeters and the weight of 2 kilograms.
Turning to the use of the fruit, the pineapples with the smallest size have their crown and rind removed then placed in the extractor in order to produce pineapple juice boxes. Meanwhile, the medium-sized pineapples, unlike the smaller ones, only get their top detached before getting sliced into two halves with the main body of the fruit. In addition, the split crown and body of the pineapples are cut into thin slices and either chopped into smaller pieces or being kept to be canned later. On the other hand, pineapples with the largest size undergo a different process for exportation, starting with the fruit being waxed then placed into crates, which are brought to transport vehicles, such as ships.