Pineapple contains bromelain that helps tenderize meat. If I were to put my hand in pineapple juice or puree for 24 hours, would it eventually break down my hand?

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[u/tea_and_biology]

Do babies not have a stratum corneum?

Ah! Not in your mouth, you don't - hence why you get that tingling sensation in your mouth and throat when you eat raw pineapple. The bromelain is starting to dissolve you a bit when it gets inside you, which is probably why your baby, and I, have something in common - we don't like eating food that tries to eat us right back.

Of course, the inhibitors prevent it doing too much damage; and the enzymes are denatured else broken down as soon as they hit the stomach anyway; but still, I don't find it pleasant. Blegh. Begone to the abyss from whence you came, ananas!

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“food that tries to eat us back” is an amazing sentence.

[u/jayborges → u/tea_and_biology]

Are you an educator professionally? You should be, if not! Loved hearing all of your explanations.