The pineapple is native to the dry tropical mountains of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. It was cultivated in Central and northern South America before 1600 AD.
Because the pineapple seedlings are more resistant to storage and transportation, so in a short period of time, that is quickly spread to the world's tropical and subtropical regions.
Pineapple is a perennial evergreen herb of the pineapple family, each plant only in the center of a fruit. Its fruit is cylindrical, by many ovaries and flower axis aggregation and grow, is a kind of compound fruit. Pineapple has three fruiting periods a year, with the best quality ripening from June to August. It is a good idea to have fresh fruit with fresh color, square shape, solid body and 80% ripeness.
The pineapple is sweet and sour, juicy and nutritious, containing a large amount of fructose, glucose, vitamin B, vitamin C and protease. It is also a great way to help you get rid of heat and swelling, improve appetite, beauty and skin care, and its large amount of cellulose can also promote gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation.
1.Quench the thirst
The pineapple contains a lot of water and tastes sweet and sour, so eating pineapple in summer can also clear the heat and quench the thirst.
2.Increase appetite
The pineapple has the effect of strengthening the stomach and appetite, tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and clearing the stomach and quenching thirst. The attractive aroma of pineapple comes from the butyl acid in its composition, which has the effect of stimulating saliva secretion and promoting appetite.
3. Diuretic and anti-swelling
The water content of pineapple is high, and it has a lot of potassium, calcium and sugar, which can play a diuretic effect on swelling, suitable for people with high blood pressure, edema from nephritis and coughing with phlegm.
4. Lowering blood pressure and lowering fat
Pineapple can promote blood circulation enzymes to can lower blood pressure, and dilute blood fat, and consumption of pineapple can prevent fat deposition.
5. Whitening teeth
Pineapple enzyme can also effectively remove the dirt on the surface of the teeth, so that the teeth' bright white, yellow teeth can be appropriate consumption of pineapple.
6. Beauty and skin care
100 grams of pineapple pulp contains 30 mg of vitamin C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that can inhibit the formation of melanin. Taking fresh juice of pineapple and applying it on the face can also eliminate age spots and reduce their incidence. The rich vitamin B nourishes the skin and effectively prevents skin dryness.
7. Weight loss and slimming
Pineapple contains a lot of plant fiber, which helps reduce fat absorption and can also promote gastrointestinal motility to prevent constipation.
