Why do pineapples have to be soaked in water to eat?

There is a protease in pineapple, which is easy to cause human allergies. Therefore, it is best to soak pineapples in light salt water for half an hour before eating.

Pineapple pulp is not only rich in sugar, vitamin C and various organic acids, but also contains pineapple enzyme which can decompose protein. If we eat directly without soaking in salt water, this enzyme will stimulate the young epidermis of our oral mucosa and lips, which will cause tingling.

Therefore, before eating, cut the pineapple into pieces or pieces, soak it in cold salt water for half an hour, and then rinse it clean, which can eliminate allergic substances and make the pineapple taste sweeter. It is recommended to eat it half an hour to an hour after meals, which is very fresh and refreshing.

Cut pineapples can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator, but the storage time should not exceed two days; Pineapples can also be directly soaked in salt water for preservation, but the longest time should not exceed 24 hours.

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Choice of pineapple

1, see the color

Pineapple with good maturity has light yellow or bright yellow skin, slightly blue-green at both ends and blue-brown crown buds at the top; The peel of raw pineapple is metallic blue or brown. If the top of pineapple fruit is full, the peel turns yellow and the pulp becomes soft, it means that it has reached nine maturity.

2. Look at the shape?

The fruit of high-quality pineapple is cylindrical or oval, with moderate size, regular shape and few buds.

3. according to hardness?

Gently press the pineapple by hand, and the raw pineapple is hard and inelastic; Quite solid and Microsoft's is a pineapple with good maturity; Over-sinking or even sinking pineapples are over-mature. If the juice overflows, it means that the fruit has gone bad and cannot be eaten.

4. Do you smell it?

Pineapple with good maturity has a faint aroma in the peel and a strong aroma in the pulp; Aromatic fruits are overripe and perishable; The aroma-free ones are picked raw, the sugar content is obviously insufficient, and they taste light.

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