y this method is currently being carried on at the time of the experiments but that the results were sufficiently encouraging to promote larger scale Pineapple (1)Flow-Sheet Feed to line Washing grading Sizing-corin Inspection Slicing Dicing: Segmenting Sulphating, Drying Conditioning Inspection Packing (2)Varieties Smooth Cayenne (3)Product Handling Pineapples areusually processed in cans and ona largescale, involving high speed and highly specialised plant manufactured by two American Corporations, FMC of San Jose, Cal. and The Carter Co Inc. of Hawaii, the traditional home of pineapple canning Evaporated pineapple is processed therefore on a much smaller scale fter washing, which should be carried out in a flood-type washing machine to avoid bruising, (probably a tomato washing and inspection line would be most suitable for a medium sized operation), the fruit is graded Most fruit will fall into the range 1.6 to 2kg(with crowns)and the crowns represent 16-20 percent of this weight Diameter will range from 7.6 to 14cm and length from 18 to 22cm. Possibly the smaller fruit will be most economicalby this method is currently being carried on at the time of the experiments but that the results were sufficiently encouraging to promote larger scale tests. Pineapple (1) Flow-Sheet Feed to line I Washing I Grading I Sizing-coring I Inspection I Slicing I Dicing: Segmenting, Sulphiting, Drying I Conditioning I Inspec tion I Packing (2) Varieties Smooth Cayenne (3) Product Handling Pineapples are usually processed in cans and on a large scale, involving high speed and highly specialised plant manufactured by two American Corporations, FMC of San Jose, Cal. and The Carter Co Inc. of Hawaii, the traditional home of pineapple canning. Evaporated pineapple is processed therefore on a much smaller scale. After washing, which should be carried out in a flood-type washing machine to avoid bruising, (probably a tomato washing and inspection line would be most suitable for a medium sized operation), the fruit is graded. Most hit will fall into the range 1.6 to 2kg (with crowns) and the crowns represent 16-20 percent of this weight. Diameter will range from 7.6 to 14cm and length from 18 to 22cm. Possibly the smaller fruit will be most economical I83