Miche wrote:
> In article
> >,
> " > wrote:
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>> On Jul 16, 6:00?pm, Miche > wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>>
>>> ?"cybercat" > wrote:
>>>> <sf> wrote in messagenews:1gps74p4onpn4p0tgpug7tqo21ful6bhjn@4ax .com...
>>>>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:17:38 -0700 (PDT), Keith >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Besides eating, what else have you found pineapples are also good
>>>>>> for ?
>>>>> Is this a trick question? ?I've tried to root the top in the past, but
>>>>> it hasn't worked for me.
>>>> Meat tenderizer. There's an enzyme in them, this is the main ingredient in
>>>> "accent:" meat tenderizer. It's why the corners of your mouth can get a
>>>> little sore if you eat a lot of fresh pineapple.
>>> Yeah, it's eating you back!
>> It's also why you can't put fresh pineapple in Jell-o. The enzymes in
>> the pineapple break down the protein bonds in the gelatin and won't
>> gel.
>
> Same thing with fresh kiwifruit and papaya. They all contain enzymes
> which denature protein.
>
> Miche
>
The papaya enzyme is the one in Adolph's. It's called papain (sp)

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