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Old Oct 7, 2025 | 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyinHawaiian
We bought one and will wait a bit for it to hopefully ripen a bit more before cutting it.
Pineapple don’t continue to ripen after picked, they just spoil. Our plantation guide told us to be sure to pick a ripe one and eat it within a week, for exactly this reason.

He also said color doesn’t really mean much.
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