Crownlesspineapples

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Thecrownlesspineappleisgrowntolookjustasitsnamewouldsuggest,withouttheleaves(orcrown).Thisvarietywasdevelopedforpracticalreasons:itcanbetransportedmoreefficiently,ismorestablewhenonaflatsurfaceandeasiertoclean.Someevenpreferhowthecrownlesspineapplelooks,whichisvisuallyamorestylised,simpleversionoftheclassicfruit,butthisisclearlyamatteroftaste.Speakingoftaste,thecrownlesspineappletastesexactlythesameasthestandardpineapple.Theonlydifferenceliesinpracticalityandappearance. Crownlesspineappleshavealowerenvironmentalimpactthanpineappleswithcrowns.Theyrequirelesspackaging,lessprocessingandnofruitisdiscardedsimplybecausethecrowndoesnotmeetmarketrequirementsintermsofaesthetics. JustlikeotherNicofruttaproducts,thecrownlesspineapplefromCostaRicaisgrownwithminimumuseofpesticidesandchemicalfertilizers,withdueregardforbiodiversityandtheprinciplesoffairtrade,ascertifiedbytheFairtradeandBlueFlaglabels.