Pineapple is considered one of the finest tropical fruits in the world, a rich source of nutritional properties and is an excellent digestive. Pineapple is one of the few natural sources of an enzyme complex called bromelain. This is a mixture of enzymes that significantly reduce inflammation and swelling, since they block the production of kinins that are formed during inflammation.
Pineapple bromelain
- This ferment, called bromelain, can be compared to gastric pepsin and papain from papaya. In turn, this enzyme speeds up food processing and increases the absorption of nutrients in food.
- In the world it has been confirmed that bromelain has significant anti-inflammatory effects, and that it reduces swelling in anti-inflammatory conditions in diseases such as sinusitis, sore throat, arthritis and gout, as well as accelerating recovery from injuries and surgeries. To maximize the anti-inflammatory effects, pineapple should be eaten between meals, otherwise these enzymes will be used in the digestive process.
- Bromelain is a sulfur-containing proteolytic digestive enzyme that is extracted from the stem and fruit of the pineapple plant. It is believed that when ingested with food, bromelain helps digest protein and that when eaten on an empty stomach, its medicinal properties as an anti-inflammatory agent kick in.
- Bromelain was approved in 1993 by the expert group to treat bumps and swelling of the nose and sinuses as a result of injuries and surgeries.
