The pineapple is rightly considered the queen of tropical fruits. It is rich in nutrients and vitamins. Nobody can resist their juicy sweetness. Irrespective of this, the question of a possible poison content keeps coming up. Here you get the answer.
Degree of maturity defines digestibility
Although pineapples do not ripen later, farmers in tropical growing regions are forced to harvest them far too early. During transport by ship, ethylene gas is pumped into the storage rooms in the hope that they will still ripen. All too often this is not the case, with unripe pineapples ending up on supermarket shelves.
Eating unripe pineapple has fatal effects on sensitive people and pregnant women. The ingredients have a strong laxative effect and, in the worst case, cause a miscarriage. How to recognize a ripe, harmless fruit:
- the pineapple exudes its unmistakable, aromatic scent
- the leaves are juicy green without a gray tinge
- individual leaves can be easily pulled out of the crown
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