Bromelain is a food additive primarily extracted from the stems and leaves of pineapples. Its main uses include:
- Food Industry: Bromelain is used in baking, meat tenderizing, and cheese coagulation.
- Pharmaceutical and Supplement Industry: It helps inhibit the growth of cancer cells, offers preventive and alleviating effects for cardiovascular diseases, and reduces negative effects in burn recovery.
- Cosmetic Benefits: Bromelain promotes skin whitening and softening, removes dead skin cells, and enhances skin metabolism.
Bromelain from Guangxi is particularly renowned, as this region is known for its high-quality pineapples.