"J. Clarke" wrote:
>
> The other meat tenderizers that have come on the market since Adolph's
> have all used either papain or bromelain, which is similar but comes
> from pineapple--they've been knock-offs of Adolph's in other words.
>
> Now, on a _real_ health related issue, papain is known to cause problems
> for some people with latex allergy--so if you are sensitive to latex you
> might want to read the labels on your meat tenderizer carefully and go
> with one that is bromelain based. The FDA has recently had a number of
> non-prescription topical medications containing papain removed from the
> market for that reason.

Hmmm . . . it sounds like the world needs a new product
that combines bromelain with MSG (or the 5'-ribonucleotide
flavor enhancers or both).