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by Anonymous on January 18th, 2005

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Is a pineapple a citrus fruit? If not, why not?

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  • by Encyclopedia_John on January 19th, 2005

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    No. Citrus fruits belong to the family Rutaceae, and Pineapples are of the family Bromeliaceae. One major difference between the two is that citrus trees bear fruit from their branches, while pineapple fruit is actually the stem of the plant.

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      jwmbiz

      by jwmbiz on August 5th, 2005

    • but the very important think is pine apple is rich in acid.. and it produces too much acid for digestion

      wannashare

      by wannashare on May 30th, 2011

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