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Pineapple juice

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Pineapple juice is a sweet drink made from fruit pulp.

Batido de piña
Batido de piña

People use many kinds of pineapples to make it. Common varieties include Smooth Cayenne, Red Spanish, Queen, and Abacaxi. This juice is very useful in many different ways. You can drink it all by itself or mixed with other things. It is used in smoothies and many types of cocktails. Some chefs even use it to help make meat tender.

Pina Colada Top
Pina Colada Top

Making the juice is a careful step-by-step process. First, machines use brushes and sprays to clean the fruit. This removes any stains or leftover pesticides. Next, a peeling machine takes the skin off. A spiral extractor then squeezes the pulp to get the liquid. A fine filter removes all the fiber and tiny bits.

Batido de piña
Batido de piña

Finally, the juice is pasteurized to stop it from turning brown. This helps keep the juice looking fresh and bright.

The history of pineapples in Hawaii is quite a mystery. No one knows exactly how they first arrived there. Some say they washed ashore from a shipwreck. Others think sailors brought them on their ships. Don Francisco de Paula Marin wrote about planting them in 1813. He was a person who studied and grew many plants. The juice industry grew very fast during the 1930s. In 1932, a company found a way to keep the fruit's aroma.

Pina Colada Top
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There are many interesting facts about this juice. A 100 ml serving has about 60 calories. It is mostly water, which is 84 percent of the drink. It also has a good amount of manganese. In 2017, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines drank the most juice. These three places drank 47 percent of the world's total. In 2019, Spain, France, and Germany were the top consumers. Spain was the biggest producer in all of Europe.

Batido de piña
Batido de piña

You can find pineapple juice in many famous treats. The piña colada is a cocktail with coconut cream and rum. Another drink is tepache, which uses the fruit's skin and core. In Singapore, people enjoy the Singapore Sling cocktail. This drink uses gin, lemon juice, and pineapple juice. You can even find pineapple juice in a dry powder form. This powder goes into muffins, cakes, and even spicy chili.

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