I have two questions regarding fruit.?

The first question is in regards to the natural sugars of fruit. Does washing fruit after it is peeled take away the flavors, natural sugars, and nutrients from the fruit?





The second question is in regards to the membrane of the pineapple. Is a pineapple porous or nonporous? I was wondering if it did not follow a typcial rule of fruit seeing as how the exterior membrane surrounding the pineapple is nonporous. While the inside of the fruit is porous because all fruit must pass water over its membrane, the way that the pineapple receives water is through the tree itself. So since the outer blocks water, and the inner is porous, would the complete fruit be classified as porous or nonporous??





Thank you for the answers, and if possible can you provide links to help support your claims, if not your facts are still highly appreciated.

I have two questions regarding fruit.?
First question: No, washing the fruit doesn't remove flavors, sugars, nutrients from the fruit. Washing is important to do to remove the pesticides, chemicals and dirt.





Second question: I have never heard of classifying fruit by their porosity. All fruits that I can think of receive water from the plant/tree on which it is grown. None that I can think of receive rainwater by osmosis through a porous outer peel. If a pineapple has, as you say, a nonporous outer peel, then I would classify a pineapple fruit as nonporous.

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