Description

Pineapple is considered “the third most important tropical fruit in the world”. Of course. Who wouldn’t enjoy a cool, sweet, juicy slice of awesomeness? The short, herbaceous shrub with its sword-like leaves is scientifically called Ananas comosus, and belongs to the bromeliaceae family of plants. You may know them as “the bromelains.” The fruit has so many significant nutrients, it’s increasingly being made into supplements, including pineapple powders.

It is juiced, sliced, dehydrated/ dried, pickled and canned for commercial use. It’s also an ingredient in lots of food items, including wine, preserves, jams, candy, yogurt, cakes, pastries and pizza . The nutrients make it a beneficial food for those concerned with health and healthy eatiang. Supplements may be listed as pineapple powder, pineapple juice powder, pineapple powder fruit extract, organic pineapple powder, pineapple protein powder and pineapple enzyme powder, but they’re mostly the same. Organic pineapple powder is non-GMO and free of additives, preservatives, artificial colors, flavors and fillers. Pineapple enzyme/ protein powder can be solely bromelain.

Nutrients

The pineapple fruit and stem are loaded with nutrients that are transported to supplements. The production process is designed to preserve them. Pineapple powder or pineapple extract powder is abundant in dietary fiber, vitamins B1, B6 and C, minerals manganese, potassium, magnesium, iron and calcium, antioxidant phytonutrients like beta carotene and beneficial enzymes including bromelain. There are some vitamin A, B2, B5 and B9 or folate. It is also low in calories and have zero fat.

Bromelain

They’re proteolytic and found mainly in the pineapple stem. Proteolytic means they can break long polypeptide chains of amino acids/ proteins into shorter chains called peptides. As mentioned, bromelain could be isolated and sold as a separate extract. Research though limited, suggests that many of the potential health benefits in pineapple are due to these enzymes. 

Health Benefits

1.      Digestion

2.      Inflammatory issues

3.      Diuretic effects

4.      Immunity

5.      Heart health

6.      Cancer

7.      Macular degeneration

8.      Healthy skin

9.      Muscle mass and function

10.   Fertility