Pineapples are high in fiber and low in calories, a must-have for people suffering from constipation! Nutritionist Gao Minmin reveals: 5 unexpected benefits of pineapples

Pineapple is rich in various nutrients, high in fiber and low in calories, and is a must-have food for many people suffering from constipation. Pineapple tastes sweet and sour and is a favorite fruit of many people. However, there are still many people who choose to eat canned pineapples, which taste relatively sweeter, because fresh pineapples have a slightly chewy feeling on the tongue. Nutritionist Gao Minmin reminds you that if you want to fully obtain the nutrition of pineapple, supplement pineapple enzymes, and exert its five major nutritional benefits such as anti-thrombosis and digestion aid, it is best to eat fresh pineapples during the production season!

Pineapple contains multiple nutrients and has 5 major health benefits

Nutritionist Gao Minmin said that according to the Food Nutrition Database of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, every 100 grams of fresh pineapple contains 57 calories, 1.4 grams of dietary fiber, 12 milligrams of vitamin C, 122 milligrams of potassium, 9 milligrams of calcium, and 14 milligrams of magnesium. And because pineapple contains multiple nutrients, eating it in moderation has many benefits for human health:

Benefit 1 / Relieve constipation:

Every 100 grams of pineapple contains about 1.4 grams of crude fiber, commonly known as insoluble fiber, which can help absorb water in the intestines, promote intestinal peristalsis, and promote environmental protection in the body. In addition, its rich water-soluble dietary fiber, pectin, can also increase the activity of good bacteria in the intestines, reduce the contact time between feces and intestinal wall, and make defecation smoother.

Pineapple contains insoluble fiber, which can help absorb water in the intestines, promote intestinal peristalsis, and promote environmental protection in the body.

Benefit 2／Antioxidant:

Pineapples are rich in antioxidants such as bioflavonoids (vitamin P), vitamin C, E, B1, etc., which help fight free radicals in the body.

Benefit 3/Warm appetite:

The sweet and sour taste of pineapple is appetizing and helps stimulate appetite.

Benefit 4／Anticoagulation and anti-thrombosis:

Bromelain can break down fibrin in the human body, thereby playing an anti-coagulation and reducing vascular embolism role, which helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, the bioflavonoids contained in pineapple are important nutrients for maintaining the permeability of human capillaries. Therefore, moderate supplementation has many benefits for strengthening cardiovascular health.

Benefit 5／Aids digestion and absorption:

Bromelain can help break down protein foods such as beans, fish, meat, and eggs. Eating it in moderation after meals can promote digestion and absorption by the human body. It can also help reduce symptoms such as abdominal distension and indigestion after eating. However, if you often suffer from stomach inflammation or have a history of gastric ulcer, it is not recommended to eat pineapple on an empty stomach to avoid excessive stimulation and aggravate discomfort.

If you often suffer from stomach inflammation or have a history of gastric ulcer, it is not recommended to eat pineapple on an empty stomach to avoid excessive stimulation and aggravate discomfort.

Nutritionists recommend 2 pineapple snacks, fresh and refreshing

But it is worth noting that since the pineapple-specific "bromelain" is mainly distributed in the pineapple stem, the amount you eat is actually not much under normal consumption. In particular, the protein active enzymes in canned pineapples have been destroyed.

Therefore, nutritionist Gao Minmin recommends that if people want to obtain the nutritional benefits of bromelain, they should choose fresh pineapples when consuming them. It also specially designed two refreshing and light meals that are both nutritious and delicious, suitable for the upcoming summer, and provided them to the public as a daily dietary reference:

★Refreshing Wanglai Vegetable Roll

Ingredients: 125 grams of fresh pineapple, 6 cabbage leaves, appropriate amounts of shredded carrots and cucumbers, 50 grams each of bean sprouts and alfalfa sprouts.

practice:

1. Blanch the cabbage leaves, carrot shreds and bean sprouts and set aside.

2. Cut the fresh pineapple into pieces or strips and set aside.

3. Wrap all the ingredients with the cabbage leaves and roll them up.

Nutritional Benefits:

It can be eaten with Japanese vinegar. It is a refreshing and burden-free light meal in summer that can also meet the demand for vegetables.

★Fruit Polo Yogurt

Ingredients: 125 grams of fresh pineapple, 1/2 kiwi fruit, 1/4 apple, 60 grams of sugar-free yogurt, and a little orange juice.

practice:

1. Mix the sugar-free yogurt with orange juice and set aside as orange juice yogurt sauce

2. Cut the fresh fruit into pieces and set aside.

3. Place the prepared fruits on a plate and drizzle with orange juice and yogurt sauce.

Nutritional Benefits:

Yogurt contains a variety of good bacteria that are beneficial to the human body, while the above-mentioned fruits can provide the human body with rich dietary fiber and oligosaccharides. Eating the two together is more conducive to maintaining intestinal health. If eaten as a snack after a meal, it can also help digestion and promote intestinal motility.

Beware, diabetics and people with allergies: eating pineapples this way is not okay

Although pineapple has many benefits when consumed in moderation! However, nutritionist Gao Minmin still reminds that friends with allergies or who are allergic to pineapples should avoid eating them, so as to avoid itching, redness, swelling, or even asthma symptoms, which would be counterproductive.

The fruits you choose should be fresh fruits of different colors, and don't just eat a single kind of fruit. And if you can eat it directly, don't make it into juice, so as not to cause blood sugar to rise quickly and be detrimental to blood sugar control.

In addition, since pineapple is a highly sweet fruit, diabetics must consume it in moderation. It is generally recommended that people with diabetes should limit their daily fruit intake to 2 servings of fruit, and it is best to eat the 2 servings of fruit separately; one serving of fruit is about 80% full of a normal rice bowl (for pineapple, this is about 125 grams of fruit pulp). The most important thing is that the fruits you choose should be fresh fruits of different colors, and don’t just eat a single kind of fruit. And if you can eat it directly, don't make it into juice, so as not to cause blood sugar to rise quickly and be detrimental to blood sugar control.