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Lemon vs Pineapple

Compare Lemon (India) and Pineapple (Brazil) side by side — origin, maker, price, materials and what the difference actually means.

The short answer

  • Country India Brazil
  • Maker Early Asian growers, later Arab traders Indigenous South American farmers
  • Region Northeast India / Myanmar / Southern China Southern Brazil / Paraguay
  • Made since Cultivated for centuries, spread to the West around 1000 AD Domesticated centuries before European contact
  • Source India, Mexico, China Costa Rica, Philippines, Brazil

Side by side

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Field Lemon Pineapple
CountryIndiaBrazil
TypeFRUITS & VEGETABLESFRUITS & VEGETABLES
MakerEarly Asian growers, later Arab tradersIndigenous South American farmers
RegionNortheast India / Myanmar / Southern ChinaSouthern Brazil / Paraguay
Made sinceCultivated for centuries, spread to the West around 1000 ADDomesticated centuries before European contact
Verified recordNoNo
SourceIndia, Mexico, ChinaCosta Rica, Philippines, Brazil

Lemon

Lemons made their way from Asia through the Middle East, carried by Arab traders into the Mediterranean, where they were

  • India, Mexico, and China are today's largest lemon producers.

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Pineapple

Indigenous communities in South America cultivated pineapples long before Columbus encountered the fruit in the Caribbean and carried it back

  • Pineapples were once so rare in 18th-century Europe that people would rent them just to display at parties.

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