Another name for pineapple is pineapple.

The name pineapple is taken by the people of Taiwan. According to the "Taiwan Fu Zhi" records: "fruit born in the leafy bushes, fruit skin like pineapple honey and color yellow, liquid sweet and sour, because the tip of the green leaves like a phoenix tail, so the name pineapple." In addition, "pineapple" is pronounced as "wanglai" in Minnan language, so it also symbolizes good luck in some areas.

After it was introduced to the mainland, it was called "pineapple" because it looked a bit like pineapple honey.

Pineapple and pineapple are biologically the same fruit, at least from a biological point of view, the so-called pineapple and pineapple difference does not exist.

In the market, pineapple and pineapple are different fruits. Pineapple after peeling, due to the "inner thorn" need to use a knife to cut out a groove, which is common pineapple. And pineapple peeled off the skin, there is no "inner thorns", so do not need to use to cut out a ditch.

Extended information

Pineapple as fresh food, golden flesh, rich flavor, sweet and sour taste, crisp and juicy. Pineapple fruit in addition to fresh food, more canned, because it can maintain the original flavor and widely loved. Processed products canned pineapple is known as "international canned fruit", can also be made into a variety of processed products, widely welcomed by consumers.

Pineapple, like some fruits, will make some people allergic to eat, allergic reactions can occur as soon as 15 minutes, such symptoms are called "pineapple disease" or "pineapple poisoning". For example, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, skin flushing, itching, limbs and tongue numbness, allergy is more serious, but also appeared in respiratory distress, shock and other reactions.

Soak the pineapple in salt water and then eat it, but also make part of the organic acid contained in the decomposition of the salt water, remove the acidic flavor, so that the pineapple tastes sweeter. You can also put it in boiling water and cook it before eating. Bromelain in 45 ℃ ~ 50 ℃ began to denature, to 100 ℃ when more than 90% are destroyed; glycosides can also be destroyed at the same time to eliminate; 5-hydroxytryptamine is dissolved in water. The taste is also improved after boiling. Each time you eat pineapple should not be too much, excessive consumption is harmful to the stomach and intestines. First time to eat the baby only eat a cookie-sized piece, if there is no abnormality, the next time can be appropriate to increase the amount.

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