The healing power of pineapple powder

Consuming pineapple powder as a supplement does not mean that from now on you will never have to eat such delicious fresh pineapple again. Pineapple is a good addition to meals, but fresh fruit is still the basis. Pineapple powder offers some new uses in the kitchen. In addition, pineapple powder has medicinal properties, for example against irritable bowel syndrome. It is good for digestion in general. As a result, pineapple powder fits into the diet of people who want to eat extra healthy.

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In science we use Latin names. The Latin name of ananas is Ananas comosus. The Spaniards who first saw pineapple said piña to this fruit because it resembles a pine cone, a pine cone. This pineal has the same conical shape as the pineal gland in the brain. Pineapple is a tropical fruit that grows low to the ground. In the tropics it is an easy fruit to grow. You just need to cut off the top of the plant and put it back in the ground; then a new pineapple will appear after a few months. In 2015, Brazil and the Philippines are the world's largest producers of pineapple. Both countries produce about 2,200 kilotonnes of pineapple per year.

Pineapple has been discovered by Europeans in southern Brazil and Paraguay. From there, the Spanish and Dutch brought it all over the world. The Dutch soon brought the pineapple to Suriname to grow it there. The Portuguese brought pineapple to India, where the first pineapple arrived in 1550. Pineapples are a tropical fruit. The first European who succeeds in growing pineapple was a Dutchman, Pieter de la Court. In 1658 he seems to have grown a pineapple in Meerburg. The pineapple on the table served as a decorative object for the English royal family. At one point, they only grew ornamental pineapples in royal greenhouses, which was an expensive hobby, especially in winter. Every day the pineapple on the table was used for decoration until it started to rot. The royals did not eat it at first.

There have been some studies on the consumption of pineapple powder, but not very much. This is probably because taking pineapple powder as a supplement is a relatively new phenomenon in 2015. The first studies that have been done on pineapple powder indicate that this fruit is good for the gut, especially for irritable bowel syndrome. That is good news because more and more is known about the intestines; many naturopaths recognize that all kinds of intolerances and allergies of the body are related to inflamed intestines. Even mental illness can be related to inflamed bowels. Eating pineapple can help restore the intestines so that the person with a particular food allergy may be able to eat everything again in the future.

American researchers concluded in 2010 that using pineapple powder is a good way to reduce inflammation. Pineapple contains a lot of bromelain enzymes. This substance can prevent inflammation associated with swelling, such as in the carpal tunnel syndrome. The researchers also saw that inflammation in the intestines takes place less if more pineapple drink made from powder is eaten. Scientists recommend pineapple for irritable bowel syndrome.

Long-term use of pineapple for bromelain levels, which is anti-inflammatory, is a safe method. This is the conclusion of an English science team in 2010. It prevents intestinal infections, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome. In the studies, mice were used as test animals. It was seen, among other things, that boiled pineapple juice no longer works. Cooking removes the enzymes that produce bromelain. Only fresh, cold-pressed pineapple juice can therefore be used medicinally. In addition, it is also possible to take pineapple powder. The researchers recommend starting a study on humans as a follow-up study into the effect of fresh pineapple and pineapple powder on the intestines. Geert Verhelst writes in his book 'Sugars and sweeteners' that pineapple is one of the sweetest fruits. Pineapple contains so many fruit sugars that it is the only fruit that can cause obesity. Perhaps subsequent studies should focus on this.

In a study measuring the effect on eating fruit and vegetable powder, it was found that people who ate fruit and vegetable powder as a supplement had more antioxidants than people who did not. The research was published in the American Journal for Nutrition in 2006. This research shows that people who eat fruit and vegetable powders have less DNA damage and contract fewer diseases. The fruit powder that was used included pineapple powder.

Fresh pineapple has been extensively researched for medicinal aspects, but pineapple powder is not yet. Fresh pineapple is good for carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, blood clotting, indigestion, parasites and swelling. Since the initial studies indicate that pineapple powder is good for roughly the same problems, it is to be expected that the medicinal properties of pineapple also largely apply to pineapple powder.

Pineapple powder can be added to oatmeal. You can make muesli yourself. You can make it sweeter and extra nutritious by adding pineapple powder to it. You can use this powder as an instant fruit powder to make a nice fresh drink. Dilute it with water. You can use a mix of fruit powders such as mango powder, apple powder, pear powder, acai powder and blueberry powder. You can add pineapple powder to a fresh fruit soup, great for the summer. You can sprinkle this tropical fruit powder over a fruit salad to give it even more vitamins and minerals. Pineapple powder can be added to pancake batter. Pineapple powder is an excellent powder for enriching sweet baked goods. You just add this powder to the dough. This gives the dough a slightly sweet fruit flavor. That is ideal for muffins, cakes, pies, pastries and cookies. Pineapple powder can be diluted with milk for a tasty drink or a milkshake if you combine it with ice cubes or ice cream in a blender. It is recommended to use almond milk, rice milk, chickpea milk, goat milk or oatmeal milk. That is healthier than cow's milk nowadays.