The diagram below shows the process of growing and preparing pineapples and pineapple products

The diagram presents an overview of the key stages involved in the manufacturing of growing and preparing

pineapples

and pineapple products from two main steps namely preparation and processing. The whole process starts when

pineapples

are grown in the field with their crowns spaced 26

centimeters

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apart, and in a climate where the temperature ranges from 23oC to 300C. After seven months, ethylene is sprayed on the plants, after which they continue to grow for an additional five months until they are ready for harvesting.

Following

this

, the

pineapples

will increase in both size and weight, specifically 30

centimeters

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and 2 kilograms.

After

this

particular stage has finished, the process continues with the harvested

pineapples

being washed prior to being graded

according to

their sizes. Once they have been sorted, the smallest and medium-sized

pineapples

have their tops removed and their rinds peeled.

While

the former

pineapples

are

then

put into an extractor to produce juice, the latter

are

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cut into slices or smaller chunks, both of which are

subsequently

canned. It

then

leads to the final stage of the process where the largest

pineapples

are simply coated in wax and placed in wooden crates before being exported.