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zeekoes t1_j6m84oh wrote

You know how your saliva has enzymes that help break down foodstuff? So does pineapple. While you're breaking down the pineapple a bit with your enzymes, the pineapple is doing the same to your tongue. That's what makes it tingle.

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Amationary t1_j6m9f9o wrote

Pineapple has a chemical in it that breaks down protein. Your mouth is made of meat and protein, so it tries to break down your mouth, causing the tingle.

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collegiateofzed t1_j6mofhf wrote

Pinapple enzyme."bromelain"

While you're trying to eat it the pinapple is trying to eat you.

We're just an insane organism with litteral hydrocloric acid in our stomach which denatures the enzyme.

What little bromelain stays in your mouth really isn't sufficient to cause significant damage to such a huge biomass.

And what superficial damage occurs, our bodies EASILY regenerate.

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ShankThatSnitch t1_j6n1sj1 wrote

Pineapple has an enzyme that is great at breaking down proteins. Your tongue is slowly disintegrating, essentially. Watch this, and you can see how pineapple effects steak at different time intervals.

https://youtu.be/5X8KBX-LtAs

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PraiseThePun81 t1_j6n9www wrote

Wasn't there a guy that posted something like this before and it turned out he was having an allergic reaction to Pineapple? and had been for years?

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Altruistic-Battle-32 t1_j6nwe2d wrote

The comments on the enzyme are correct. It can also be a low level allergic reaction, I have it with avocados

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oblivious_fireball t1_j6ov4si wrote

Replying to kaizokuuuu (#1,655,189)

Monstera Fruit just tastes like pineapple, it doesn't have bromelain in it.

If you eat the monstera's fruit unripe, it still contains needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals like in the rest of the plant, puncturing and irritating the lining of the mouth and throat.

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BORKCHOPACTION t1_j6ox8vj wrote

So what if this happens with virtually every fruit/vegetable I eat? That’s probably a allergic reaction I assume?

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evil_burrito t1_j6oyj2t wrote

While you're eating the pineapple, it's busy trying to eat you.

There's an enzyme in pineapple that dissolves protein. You're made of protein.

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frenchizal t1_j6p4xrg wrote

Bromelain - it's a chemical in pineapple that's basically a meat tenderizer. Interestingly, if you have surgery or another procedure and need to reduce swelling afterward, drinking pineapple juice or eating fresh pineapple can help.

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Swedish-Butt-Whistle t1_j6p5sx7 wrote

Replying to Astreauxs5 (#1,685,834)

Have you had an allergy test? Itching and swelling are definitely allergic symptoms, the throat swelling being especially concerning. Allergic reactions can increase dramatically in severity from one instance to the next, so you should seriously avoid kiwi. Anaphylaxis is not something you want to experience.

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polkaron t1_j6p7sxl wrote

My mom told me to soak pineapple in salt water to address that enzyme that causes the tingling. I don't know if it chemically neutralizes it. But pineapple sure tastes way nicer after being in salt water for a bit

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TheManicCoder t1_j6pb2ns wrote

Anyone ever get a weird taste drinking water right after eating fresh pineapple. Unless it's just me 😃

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panponcz t1_j6pet0y wrote

Replying to collegiateofzed (#1,690,191)

Actually it was used on me a couple years ago, and they gave me morphine and something else to numb the pain so it was just a little bit itchy. Afterwards the wound wasn't really painful, It was just uncomfortable to have this fresh skin stretching, but i have rather high pain tolerance.

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