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♥♥♥All kinds of specifications Pineapple crushed in pineapple juice♥♥♥
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is thecommon name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which isactually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It wasgiven the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. Thepineapple is by far the most economically important plant in theBromeliaceae. Besides being produced for consumption, it can begrown as an ornamental or houseplant, obtained from the crown of asupermarket fruit. Some sources say that the plant will flowerafter about 24 months and produce a fruit during the following sixmonths, while others indicate a 20-month timetable.
♥♥♥Potential Anti-Inflammatory and Digestive Benefits ♥♥♥
Bromelain is a complex mixture ofsubstances that can be extracted from the stem and core fruit ofthe pineapple. Among dozens of components known to exist in thiscrude extract, the best studied components are a group ofprotein-digesting enzymes (called cysteine proteinases).Originally, researchers believed that these enzymes provided thekey health benefits found in bromelain, a popular dietarysupplement containing these pineapple extracts. In addition,researchers believed that these benefits were primarily limited tohelp with digestion in the intestinal tract. However, furtherstudies have shown that bromelain has a wide variety of healthbenefits, and that many of these benefits may not be related to thedifferent enzymes found in this extract. Excessive inflammation,excessive coagulation of the blood, and certain types of tumorgrowth may all be reduced by therapeutic doses of bromelain whentaken as a dietary supplement. Studies are not available, however,to show these same potential benefits in relationship to normalintake of pineapple within a normal meal plan.
Bromelain extracts can beobtained from both the fruit core and stems of pineapple.Potentially important chemical differences appear to exist betweenextracts obtained from the stem versus the core fruit. However, thepractical relevance of these differences is not presentlyunderstood. Most of the laboratory research on bromelain has beenconducted using stem-based extracts, however.
Although healthcare practitionershave reported improved digestion in their patients with an increasein pineapple as their "fruit of choice" within a meal plan, wehaven''t seen published studies that document specific changes indigestion following consumption of the fruit (versussupplementation with the purified extract. However, we suspect thatthe core fruit will eventually turn out to show some uniquehealth-supportive properties, including possible digestion-relatedand anti-inflammatory benefits.
♥♥♥Antioxidant Protection and Immune Support ♥♥♥
Vitamin C is the body''s primarywater-soluble antioxidant, defending all aqueous areas of the bodyagainst free radicals that attack and damage normal cells. Freeradicals have been shown to promote the artery plaque build-up ofatherosclerosis and diabetic heart disease, cause the airway spasmthat leads to asthma attacks, damage the cells of the colon so theybecome colon cancer cells, and contribute to the joint pain anddisability seen in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Thiswould explain why diets rich in vitamin C have been shown to beuseful for preventing or reducing the severity of all of theseconditions. In addition, vitamin C is vital for the proper functionof the immune system, making it a nutrient to turn to for theprevention of recurrent ear infections, colds, and flu.
Manganese and Thiamin (VitaminB1) for Energy Production and Antioxidant Defenses
Pineapple is an excellent sourcethe trace mineral manganese, which is an essential cofactor in anumber of enzymes important in energy production and antioxidantdefenses. For example, the key oxidative enzyme superoxidedismutase, which disarms free radicals produced within themitochondria (the energy production factories within our cells),requires manganese. Just one cup of fresh pineapple supplies 128.0%of the DV for this very important trace mineral. In addition tomanganese, pineapple is a good source of thiamin, a B vitamin thatacts as a cofactor in enzymatic reactions central to energyproduction.
