According to sources, pineapples and pineapple juice falls at 3.5 on the pH scale, and in result, are very acidic forming in the body. This causes the fruit to burn through the mucous membranes in the mouth, throat, and many other body parts of the body on some people. This is also the reason why many people complain about their mouth feeling ‘raw’ or ‘sore’ after eating pineapple. People should try to eat more alkaline forming fruits instead.
1. Pineapples contain high amounts of the enzyme bromelain. Consuming too much bromelain can cause skin rashes and excessive menstrual bleeding, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
2. Many people get rashes and don’t know how it occurred, it could be from eating pineapple.
3. Pineapples are extremely high in sugar. The spike in sugar content from eating a lot of pineapple in one sitting, or even eating pineapple as little as 3 days in a row, will cause the blood sugar to spike higher than it needs to be and the blood insulin levels to drop, according to sources.
4. The acid in pineapples burns through the lining of the stomach and can be an added culprit to many stomach ailments.
5. According to sources, the enzyme in pineapples, bromelain, breaks down excess nutrients in the digestive track which can lead to uncontrolled passing of waste, diarrhea or regurgitation.
6. Many times people unknowingly consume pineapples before they are mature. Drinking unripe pineapple juice or eating unripe pineapple is very dangerous, according to a report by the horticulture department at Purdue University. Unripe pineapple are toxic to humans and can lead to severe health issues.
Sources:
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/bromelain
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pineapple.html#Toxicity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromelain
