It's important to use all of your senses when buying pineapple. Above all else, however, keeping your eyes peeled for one key ...

Most pineapples have 30 to 40 thick, spiky green leaves or fronds sticking out from the fruit's stem. If you pull on one and it comes out easily, the fruit is ripe and perfectly sweet. However, if ...

If the color and feel are to your liking, give the base of the pineapple a sniff. If the bottom of it smells ripe, fruity, sweet, and bright, that thing is probably good to go.

You can start by checking the pineapple's crown, or the leaves at the top of the fruit. Taste of Home advises gently pulling on one of the center leaves; if it doesn't come out easily, the fruit ...

Give the bottom of the pineapple a sniff. If it smells fruity, it’s probably ripe; however, if it smells a little off, or you catch a whiff of vinegar, don’t buy it — it’s past its prime.

A common myth is that an unripe pineapple ripens faster if you turn it upside down to help the sugars and juices flow to the crown. “Since pineapples only ripen when attached to the parent plant ...

Georgia Goode Updated April 17, 2023 at 12:19 PM Here's How to Tell if a Pineapple Is RipeSupreeya Chantalao / EyeEm - Getty Images ...