Pineapple gets their flavor from the compounds Ethyl hexanoate and ethyl heptanoate
Ethyl Hexanoate: C8H16O2
144.21g/mol
Fatty acid ester
Produced by yeast during fermentation
Ethyl Heptanoate: C9H18O2
158.238 g/mol
Fatty Acid Ester
Produced by fermentation of yeast
Christopher colombus discover pineapples in Guadeloupe in 1493 and later brought them to europe
Each Pineapple plant will produce only one pineapple per season
Largest pineapple ever recorded was 18.25 pounds
Pineapples take up to 3 years to mature into a plant and can live for up to 50 years