What is the yield of pineapple?

Pineapple typically yields 50% edible portion of its as-purchased weight, per the CIA Standard Yield Tables.

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Pineapple yields 50%

You buy pineapple by its whole weight, but you only plate 50% of it. That 50% loss is real cost the invoice never shows — here's the math.

Yield is the fraction of an ingredient that actually reaches the plate after you clean, peel, and trim it. What you pay is the AP (as-purchased) price; what it costs on the plate is the EP (edible-portion) price.

Pit, skin, and stem are the loss. Ripe fruit yields more than under-ripe.

Say your invoice shows $3.00 per each of pineapple (an example AP price).

At 50% yield, your real cost is $6.00 per each EP — because $3.00 ÷ 0.50 = $6.00.

AP price is illustrative; the EP figure is computed (AP ÷ yield). Use your real invoice price below.

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Sourced: CIA Standard Yield Tables, via the Plate Cost Calculator · what yield means · edible portion