Does fresh pineapple make everyones tongue go really tingly and oversensitive for hours, or am I allergic?
*Sigh. You get all kinds of interesting answers on Y!A, lol. Okay, here is how you can tell… fresh pineapple contains enzymes called proteases. Proteases break down (digest) proteins. Since your tongue is made up of lots of protein, then eating lots of tasty, fresh pineapple can make your tongue tender. This is why pineapple is included in many meat-heavy feasts (think Hawaii). The fresher the pineapple, the more protease that will be present. So, this process of tenderness is a given. When pineapple is canned, it goes through a process called autoclaving to kill bacteria and spores so it will be safe for many years. This process also destroys the protease enzymes. This process could also potentially destroy the protein fragment that you may have an allergy to. Bottom line… if you have the sensation with fresh pineapple and not with canned, then you probably don’t have an allergy. If you do for both, then there is a better chance that you do have an allergy. Then, you would take tw
