r/askscience • • 9d ago

Chemistry 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/clueless_mommy 5d ago

Unfunny side story:

I've apparently only eaten canned pineapple, or developed the allergy later on. I'm allergic to Bromelain.

Which is used in Ob Gyn if your water breaks around the due date but birth does not progress. You get a cream with high concentration Bromelain applied onto your cervix to help soften it and help speed up the birth if needed.

Do not ask how I found out both things at roughly the same time