Why pineapple soaked in salt water?

In the fruit shop we can often buy golden pineapple. It is a famous tropical fruit, also known as pineapple. Brazil, which is native to the Americas, is now cultivated in subtropical regions such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Fujian.

Ripe pineapple pulp is golden yellow, juicy, nutritious and has a special sweet flavor. However, when people eat it, they must cut it into small pieces and soak in salt water for a while before eating. Why is this?

Why should pineapple soak in salt water? Many people have eaten pineapple just picked up from salt water, but why soak in salt water, it is estimated that many people do not know. In fact, pineapple soaked with salt water is to avoid allergies!

Why pineapple soaked in salt water?

There are two main reasons why pineapple bubbles are used in pineapple.

First, to avoid allergic reactions

Some people may have an allergic reaction after eating a pineapple. They will develop rapidly from 15 minutes to 1 hour after eating pineapple and suffer abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting or headache, dizziness, flushing of the skin, body itching, numbness of limbs and mouth. There are even a series of allergic reactions such as dyspnea and shock. It is customary to refer to this pineapple allergy as "pineapple poisoning" or "pineapple disease."

The main allergenic substance causing "pineapple disease" is "pineapple quinone enzyme." Saline can destroy the sensitized structure of "Pineapple enzyme", causing it to lose its toxicity to individual constitutional people. Therefore, when you eat pineapple, you can first peel the skin, remove the peel, and then cut open and soak in salt water, so that you can reduce the pineapple enzyme allergy accident.

Second, make the taste more sweet

The pineapple is best soaked for about half an hour, not only to avoid allergic accidents, but also to break down a portion of the pineapple's organic acids in salt water, making the pineapple taste sweeter. In addition, pineapple also contains oxalic acid, will affect the body's absorption of calcium and iron, soaking with salt will neutralize its acidity, reduce the possible harm to the body.