1. By: Ingrid Cedeño Vasquez
BIM – 2
Mr. Damyan Cuesta
Upper Intermediate

2. • ‘Ananas comosus’
• Native to South America, it was named
for its resemblance to a pine cone.
• In Spanish pineapples are called ananá
("ananás", in Spain) or piña.

3. • circulatory problems such as
thrombosis
• heart attacks and strokes and
• at the same time it reduces high
blood pressure or hypertension.

4. • anti-inflammatory agent that can fight fever
• rich source in Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene
• Bromelain enzyme
• helps to digest food
• Vitamin C
• diuretic fruit

5. • pineapple slices
• chunk and dice
• pineapple juice
• fruit salads
• sugar syrup
• alcohol
• citric acid
• pineapple chips
• pineapple puree

6. Nutrient Units Value per 100
grams
Proximates
Water g 86.00
Protein g 0.54
Total lipid (fat) g 0.12
Ash g 0.22
Carbohydrate, by
difference
g 13.12
Fiber, total dietary g 1.4
Sugars, total g 9.85
Sucrose g 9.85
Glucose (dextrose) g 5.99
Fructose g 1.73
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total
ascorbic acid
mg 47.8
Vitamin A, IU IU 58
Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 3
Other
Carotene, beta mcg 35

7. • symptoms may occur immediately
• take up to five days to show.
• Skin rashes are a common symptom for most
food allergies
• can cause a person's face and throat to swell
• allergy is exposed to pineapple, anaphylaxis
can occur