Question

In pineapple, the edible part is

• A. Pericarp and thalamus
• B. Rachis/penducle, bracts, perianth and pericarps
• C. Mesocarp and endocarp
• D. Pericarp and placenta

Answer 1

The correct option is B Rachis/penducle, bracts, perianth and pericarps

Pineapple is a sorosis type of composite fruit that develops from an intercalary spike type of inflorescence. The ovaries of the flowers forming the fruit are not conspicuous and each polygonal portion represents a flower. Thus all parts of a flower are edible including rachis/peduncle, bracts, perianth and pericarp.

So, the correct answer is 'Rachis/peduncle, bracts, perianth and pericarps'.