Shocking Facts About Pineapple

07:48am - 18 October 2024

Here are interesting facts that you need to know about this fruit. Pineapple, this unique tropical fruit is one of Indonesia’s favorite fruits. Pineapple is often used to make a variety of culinary dishes such as salad, pickle and garnish. This fruit is also easy to find in supermarkets or traditional markets. Apart from its sweet taste, pineapple also offers lots of health benefits for its consumers.

1. Enhancing body’s immune system

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Vitamin C in pineapple can boost the immune system due to its powerful antioxidant effects. In addition, pineapple contains rich amino acids. Amino acids help to boost the immune system and maintain energy availability in the body to avoid fatigue.

2. Strengthening bones

Consuming pineapple is beneficial for your bone health. The manganese contained pineapples can help to strengthen bones and connective tissues. A cup of pineapple juice provides approximately 73% of the daily needs of manganese. A study shows that manganese along with other minerals can help to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

3. Stabilizing high blood pressure

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Putting pineapple in your diet menu can help you to stabilize your blood pressure. The high amount potassium in pineapple will help maintain normal blood pressure levels.

4. Keeping your skin elastic

Pineapple supports the synthesis of collagen in the body. The higher the synthesis of collagen will make your skin more elastic. In addition, other nutrients contained in pineapple such as amino acids and vitamin C will mend the damaged cells and tissues more quickly. Apply fresh pineapple juice on your skin face for 10 minutes, before rinsing it with warm water.

5. Moisturizing dry skin

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Vitamin-rich fruits such as watermelon, cucumber and pineapple can restore the lack of fluids in the body and skin. Dry skin certainly looks dull and unattractive. Pineapple can rehydrate your skin. Mix about 3 tablespoons of fresh crushed pineapple, then add egg yolk and a splash milk. Apply on dry skin areas and leave for a few minutes before washing off with warm water.

6. Restoring lips health

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Pineapple has the benefits of coconut oil, which may help rejuvenate chapped lips. Pineapple and coconut oil provide nourishing nature, which heals chapped lips and softens lips. In addition, a mixture of coconut oil and pineapples provide a natural luster on the lips.

7. Softening and strengthening nails

Lack of vitamin A can result in brittle nails. Worse yet, the deprivation of vitamin B can cause the nail to crack and split. However, you do not need to use multivitamin to prevent the horrendous condition. Simply consume pineapple to alleviate nail problems, as pineapple is rich in both vitamins.

8. Useful for burning excess fat

There is no doubt that pineapple contains an abundant amount of nutrients, such as vitamin A and C, thiamine, copper and fiber. However, not many people realize that pineapple also contains bromelain. Bromelain is believed to be able to reduce excess fat in the abdomen and hip area. How does it work?

Enzyme bromelain enhances the digestion process in the intestine. A recent study revealed that consuming pineapple juice helps to burn fat because it contains bromelain enzyme which works together with lipase enzyme to digest the fat content in the food we eat. In addition, both enzymes can lower appetite and optimize the disposal of fatty secretions.

Despite the amazing benefits of pineapple, over consuming pineapple can also be dangerous as it can trigger some kind of allergy. Therefore, always remember to wisely consume any kind of food in order to reap the full benefits. Balance is the key.

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