Submitted by crqlp4 t3_10ptxcl in explainlikeimfive
zeekoes t1_j6meqht wrote
Reply to comment by wildcatginn in ELI5: Why does eating pineapple make my tongue tingle? by crqlp4
Stomach acid and your own digestive enzymes break down the bromelain (the pineapple enzyme).
PofanWasTaken t1_j6mnj6u wrote
Bro, what?
"Bro, melain"
IncrediblyMellow t1_j6mxotx wrote
Maybe it's born with it.
Maybe is Bromelain
Dweezil_dwarf t1_j6o2tbl wrote
Abromelain Lincoln.
I'll see myself out.
wiseoldfox t1_j6oo4fp wrote
So will heat. Grill your pineapple.
aprillikesthings t1_j6p87w5 wrote
Or can it. Canned pineapple doesn't burn my mouth at all.
wiseoldfox t1_j6pca5f wrote
Good question.
aprillikesthings t1_j6peomm wrote
Oh, I wasn't asking, I was saying that canning pineapple heats it up and destroys the bromelain lol
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