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Pineapple

A fruit that takes two years to grow and is actually 200 fused berries/Food & Drinks

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical fruit that is actually a composite of 100 to 200 individual fruitlets fused together around a central core. Each 'eye' on the surface represents one berry. A pineapple plant takes about 18 to 24 months to produce a single fruit and then typically produces just one more before the plant is replaced. Pineapples contain bromelain, a protein-digesting enzyme so potent that plantation workers wear gloves to prevent skin irritation. This enzyme is why pineapple can tenderize meat and why your mouth tingles when you eat it, as the fruit is literally digesting you back.

Measurements

Fruit height3 tenths m
1.6 hundredthsBowling alleys
500 millionAspirin molecules
3.3 tenthsArming swords
Fruit diameter1.4 tenths m
7.4 tenthsPencils
254,545Green light wavelengths
Fruit mass1 kg
2,000Hummingbird eggs
3.3 septillionGlucose molecule weights
167 trillionthsGreat Pyramids of Giza
Crown height1.5 tenths m
17 millionthsMount Everests
5 tenthsAnt hill heights
Energy per fruit2.1 million J
7.7 tenthsCar batteries
4.98Cups of coffee
20.9 trillionFalling snowflakes

About 500 kcal

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