Mature fruit contains sugar, a protein digesting enzyme
bromelin, citric acid, malic acid, vitamin A and B [1].
Eating pineapple after the meal will improve digestion because of
bromelin and it has lots of anti inflammatory compounds.
Some of the most commonly used additives in meat and poultry are antioxidants (e.g., butylated hydroxytoluene [BHT], butylated hydroxyanisole [BHA] and tocopherols), binders (e.g., carrageenan, sodium caseinate), thickeners (e.g., gelatin), humectants (e.g., sodium salt, glycerine), curing agents (sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite and nitrate), flavor enhancers (e.g., monosodium glutamate), tenderizing enzymes (
bromelin, ficin and papain) and sweeteners (e.g., corn syrup) (USDA, 2008).
Bromelin DS is a light syrup in which the active ingredient is pineapple extract.
The company's
Bromelin DS product, for example, contains a natural extract made from pineapples.
They used a vacuum to remove water vapor from meringue and presented a pork loin tenderized with pineapple juice, which contains the protein-splitting enzyme
bromelin.
Pineapples contain
bromelin, an enzyme that helps promote good digestion.
In the meantime, try a daily joint supplement like glucose amine or
bromelin to ease those aches and pains.
An open dose-ranging study compared 1 month of treatment with bromelain 200 mg/day with I month at 400 mg/day (
Bromelin, Lichtwer Pharma Ltd., Marlow, England) in a group of 77 patients with mild acute knee pain of less than 3 months' duration.