Commercial Varieties of Pineappple

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Kew	Leading commercial canning variety. Large oblong fruits with shallow eyes. Light yellow, fibreless, juicy pulp. Leaves with small marginal spines.	Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Port Blair), Goa, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand
Giant Kew	Similar to Kew but larger plant and fruit size.	West Bengal, Goa, Meghalaya
Queen	Fruits 0.9–1.3 kg, deep golden yellow pulp. Crisp texture, less juicy but aromatic. Small deep eyes, spiny leaves.	Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Port Blair), Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha
Mauritius	Mid-season variety of Queen group. Medium oblong fruits, deep yellow to red. Fibrous, moderately sweet. Suitable for table purpose.	Kerala, Odisha, Mizoram, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Goa