Pineapple is a four-season fruit, and winter pineapple is not an out-of-season fruit.
The fleshy fruit of Bromeliad polyflorum blooms from summer to winter. Native to tropical areas of America. Commonly known as pineapple, it is one of the famous tropical fruits. Pineapples are a four-season fruit. Due to greenhouses and foreign imports, pineapples that were originally only harvested twice a year can be eaten all year round.
The four harvesting seasons of pineapples can be divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter. The spring fruits mature from April to May. It can be said that now is a good time to eat pineapples, and usually the spring fruits are not ready for summer. The fruits are already growing, summer fruits mature after July, autumn fruits mature from October to November, and winter fruits mature from December to January.
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The main value of pineapples
1. Economic
When is it appropriate to harvest it and eat it fresh or process it? It is related to close sales or distant sales. Generally, it is appropriate to harvest when 1/2 of the small fruits turn yellow for those sold nearby, and for those sold far away or used as raw materials for processing, when the small fruits turn green or 1/4 of the small fruits turn yellow.
Pineapples can be eaten fresh or processed into canned pineapples in syrup, pineapple juice, etc. Fresh pineapples can also be quick-frozen: washed, peeled, cored, cut into pieces, and frozen at -35°C Freezing treatment and storing it at a low temperature of -20℃ can make the nutrition the same as that of fresh pineapple. In addition, the by-products of pineapple processing can be used to make sugar, alcohol, MSG, citric acid, etc.
2. Nutrition
Pineapple is rich in nutrients. Its ingredients include sugar, protein, fat, vitamin A, B1.B2.C, protein decomposing enzymes, calcium, phosphorus, iron, Organic acids, niacin, etc., especially vitamin C, has the highest content.
Pineapple tastes sweet, slightly sour, and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, and promoting urination. It can be used to treat heat-related injuries, body heat, polydipsia, abdominal distension, indigestion, etc. Symptoms such as difficulty urinating and dizziness. Moreover, fruit juice also contains an enzyme similar to gastric juice, which can break down protein and help digestion. Delicious pineapple, this fruit is not only good for weight loss but also has different effects on your health. ?
3. Lose weight
Pineapple contains almost all the vitamins and 16 kinds of natural minerals needed by the human body, and can effectively help digestion and absorption. The secret of pineapple weight loss lies in its rich juice, which can effectively acidify fat.
4. Clean the gastrointestinal tract
Bromelain can effectively decompose protein in food and increase gastrointestinal motility.
5. Beauty
Rich vitamin B can effectively nourish the skin, prevent skin dryness, moisturize the hair and make it shiny. It can also eliminate body tension and enhance the body's immunity. Strength;
6. Health care
Promote blood circulation enzymes, which have always been able to lower blood pressure and dilute blood lipids. Eating pineapple can prevent fat deposition.
7. Eliminate colds
Fever, cough, and sore throat are the most obvious symptoms of a cold. Pineapple has a cooling effect and can effectively protect the bronchial tubes. According to medical research, since ancient times, humans have often relied on the bromelain contained in pineapples to relieve the symptoms of sore throats and coughs.
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