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Why do you want to soak in salted water when eating pineapple? How long does pineapple soak in brine

It seems to have become a habit to soak pineapples in brine before eating them. But why should pineapple be soaked in salt water? The following is the reason why you should soak pineapple in salted water when eating pineapple. Let's have a look.

Reasons to soak pineapple in salt water

In addition to vitamin C and sugar, pineapple pulp also contains a lot of organic acids, such as malic acid, citric acid and so on. In addition, it also contains a kind of 'pineapple enzyme', which can decompose protein. If you don't need salt water to soak first, this kind of enzyme can stimulate the tender epidermis of oral mucosa and lips, which will make us feel a tingling sensation.

Salt can inhibit the activity of bromelain. Therefore, when we eat fresh pineapple, it is best to soak in salt water for a period of time, which can inhibit the stimulation of bromelain on our oral mucosa and lips, and at the same time, we will feel more sweet pineapple.

The value of pineapple

Pineapple is flat in nature, sweet in taste, slightly sour in taste, slightly astringent in nature and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat and thirst, eliminating food and diarrhea, tonifying spleen and stomach, strengthening yuan Qi, supplementing qi and blood, eliminating food, eliminating dampness, nourishing skin and slimming body. It is a good fruit for both medicine and food in summer, but it is not suitable to eat too much at one time. (compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen)

Pineapple contains a substance called 'bromelain'. It can decompose proteins, help digestion, dissolve fibrin and blood clots blocked in tissues, improve local blood circulation, dilute blood lipids, eliminate inflammation and edema, and promote blood circulation. Especially after eating meat and greasy food, eating pineapple is more appropriate, can prevent fat deposition.

Bromelain can effectively decompose protein in food and increase gastrointestinal peristalsis. This enzyme can decompose protein in the stomach, supplement the deficiency of digestive enzyme in human body, and make dyspepsia patients recover normal digestive function. This substance can prevent gel aggregation, which can be used to make milk sour or soften other fruits, but this characteristic will be weakened in cooking.

In addition, the sugar and enzyme contained in pineapple have a certain diuretic effect, which is beneficial to nephritis and hypertension, and also has auxiliary effect on bronchitis. Due to the role of cellulose, constipation treatment also has a certain effect. When appear indigestion, eat pineapple to be able to appetizer smooth Qi, solve greasy, can have the effect that helps digest, still can alleviate constipation. In addition, pineapple is rich in vitamin B1, which can promote metabolism and eliminate fatigue.

Pineapple juice has a cooling effect, and can effectively prevent bronchitis, but fever is best not to eat. Through medical research, since ancient times, people often rely on Pineapple containing bromelain to relieve sore throat and cough symptoms. Pineapple peel is rich in pineapple enzyme, which has rich medicinal value. According to foreign experts for more than 20 years, the incidence rate of diabetes and pineapple peel, heart and brain blood vessels has been significantly reduced, and has certain anti-cancer effect. It also contains an enzyme that breaks down proteins.

Edible value

Pineapple as a fresh food, golden color, rich flavor, sweet and sour palatable, crisp and juicy. Pineapple fruit is widely used in canned food besides fresh food. It is widely loved because it can keep its original flavor. Processing products canned pineapple is known as' international canned fruit ', can also be made into a variety of processed products, widely welcomed by consumers.

Pineapple and some fruits, eat will make some people allergic, allergic reaction can occur within 15 minutes, such symptoms are known as' pineapple disease 'or' pineapple poisoning '. For example, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, skin flushing, itching all over the body, numbness in the limbs and tongue, and dyspnea, shock and other reactions occur in patients with severe allergy.

The pineapple soak in salt water to eat, but also a part of the organic acids contained in the decomposition in salt water, remove the sour taste, let the pineapple taste sweeter. It can also be boiled in boiling water before eating. Bromelain began to denature at 45 ℃ ~ 50 ℃, and more than 90% of them were destroyed at 100 ℃; glycosides could also be destroyed and eliminated; 5-hydroxytryptamine was dissolved in water. After boiling, the taste was also improved. Each time eat pineapple can not be too much, excessive consumption of harmful to the stomach. For the first time, the baby only eats a piece of biscuit size. If there is no abnormality, the appropriate amount can be added next time.

Food taboo

1. Because pineapple contains stimulating glycosides and bromelain, it can decompose the protein in the body, and it has stimulating effect on the young epidermis of oral mucosa and lips. If you don't use saltwater bubble before eating pineapple, you will feel numb and tingling. Therefore, the peel and thorn should be cleaned, the pulp should be cut into pieces, soaked in dilute salt water or sugar water, extract glycosides, and then eat. After soaking pineapple with salt water, it can effectively destroy the structure of 'pineapple prion enzyme', which leads to allergy, thus losing the ability to make people allergic and losing the toxicity to some constitution.

2. After eating meat or greasy food, eating pineapple is good for your health. You can rest assured that you can eat "pineapple Gu Lao meat" and "pineapple beef".

3. Pineapple and eggs can not be eaten together, egg protein and pineapple acid binding, easy to make protein coagulation, affect digestion.

4. Pineapple and honey can be eaten at the same time, and pineapple and honey decoction can treat bronchitis. However, it is not recommended for people with physical discomfort or diarrhea symptoms.