Usually, the cultivated varieties of pineapple are divided into four categories, namely, cayenne, queen, Spanish and hybrid. Cayne, also known as Sarawak, was named after the French expedition discovered it in the Cayne region of Guyana in South America. It is widely cultivated, accounting for about 80% of the pineapple cultivation area in the world. The plant is tall and strong, with no thorns at the leaf edge or a little thorns at the tip. The fruit is large, with an average fruit weight of more than1100g, cylindrical, flat, shallow eyes and short and wide bracts; The flesh is light yellow, juicy, moderate in sweetness and sourness, with soluble solids14% ~16%, and the high content can reach more than 20%, and the acid content is 0.5% ~ 0.6%. It is the main variety of canned food.

Queen is the oldest cultivated variety with a history of more than 400 years, and it is one of the main cultivated varieties in South Africa, Viet Nam and China. The plant is medium-sized, the leaves are shorter than those of cayenne, and the leaves have thorns; The fruit is cylindrical or conical, the weight of a single fruit is 400 ~1500 g, the small fruit has a conical protrusion, the fruit eye is deep, and the tip of the bract exceeds the small fruit; The flesh is yellow to deep yellow, the meat is crisp and tender, the sugar content is high, the juice is sweet and fragrant, and it is mainly fresh.

Spanish plants are large, with soft leaves, yellow-green, red thorns on the leaf edge, but there are also varieties without thorns; The fruit is medium and large, with a single fruit weighing 500 ~1000g, and the small fruit is large and flat, with a convex or concave center. The fruit has deep eyes, orange-yellow pulp, strong fragrance and many fibers, which are used for canned food and fruit juice.

Hybrid hybrid is a good variety cultivated by means of sexual hybridization. The plant is tall and erect, with thorns on the leaf edge, lavender flowers, irregular fruit shape and single fruit weight1200 ~1500g. The flesh is yellow, crisp, less fiber, sweet and delicious, with soluble solids11%~15% and acid content of 0.3% ~ 0.6%. It can be eaten fresh or canned.