Why do you need to soak pineapples in salt water before eating them? Is it useful to soak pineapples in salt water?

Pineapple is a tropical fruit produced in southern China. It is sweet and sour, delicious, and rich in nutrition. However, many people peel the pineapple, cut it into pieces, and soak it in salt water. Why is this? Next, I will show you how to understand this aspect and whether salt water is useful for pineapples.

Why should you soak pineapple in salt water before eating it?

1. People peel the pineapple and soak it in salt water before eating it because pineapple contains a large amount of bromelain, which is a substance that can easily cause human allergies. Soaking it in salt water will make this ingredient inactive. People will then be safer when eating pineapple, and the chance of allergies will be significantly reduced.

2. People can soak pineapples in salt water before eating them to reduce the activity of the serotonin it contains. This substance has a significant stimulating effect on human blood vessels. If its activity is too high, it will cause the blood vessels in the human body to contract violently, thereby causing high blood pressure, which will cause obvious harm to human health. Its activity will decrease after contacting salt water, and the adverse effects on human blood vessels will be reduced a lot.

3. Preventing it from irritating the human oral mucosa is also the main reason for soaking pineapples in salt water before eating them. This is because the bromelain contained in pineapples is a special substance that can easily cause allergies and has obvious irritation to human mucosa. If it comes into direct contact with the human oral mucosa, it will cause obvious irritation, easily leading to itching or pain in the mouth, and will cause obvious corrosion to human tiger teeth.

Does salt water help with pineapple?

After removing the pineapple peel, soaking it in salt water has a significant effect on eliminating the bromelain it contains. Although it cannot completely eliminate all the proteases in the pineapple, it can inhibit the activity of this protease and prevent it from having adverse effects on the human body. After soaking in salt water, take it out and use clean water to remove its saltiness, and then eat it directly, you can still taste the tempting sweet and sour taste of the pineapple.