People are just discovering why pineapple makes your mouth tingle – some say they’ll never eat it again
ONE microscopy expert has revealed why a juicy fruit makes your taste buds dance.
After hearing why pineapple makes the mouth tingle, people swear they’re staying away from the tropical fruit.
TikTok user @sf_microscopy posted an in-depth video that shocked previous pineapple lovers.
“Why do our mouths tingle while eating pineapple?” he asked.
The camera focused on a slice of the fruit as he took a pair of tweezers and grabbed one tiny piece.
Underneath a microscope, the culprit behind the awkward taste bud sensation was exposed: raphides.
“It’s cause we’re getting stabbed by thousands of tiny needles called raphides,” he proclaimed.
These microscopic needles are “crystals of calcium oxalate,” also often found in leafy greens.
The raphides jab at the cell membranes in the mouth, which is what irritates.
“These needles serve as a defensive function against insect herbivores to deter them from eating the plant’s fruits and protect the seeds,” SF Microscopy said.
And pineapples aren’t the only foods that have an abundant amount of these crystals. Kiwi, taro, grapes, and yams do too.
SF Microscopy admitted: “Won’t stop me from eating this delicious fruit.”
But stunned viewers developed the opposite reaction.
Other TikTok users admitted to experiencing aversion to pineapple upon hearing this information.
“So basically, while I’m eating my pineapple, the pineapple is eating me,” one viewer remarked.
A grossed-out individual exclaimed: “Never eating pineapple again, bro.”
“It always feels so raw afterward. This makes so much sense,” a baffled follower wrote.
A blunt woman commented: “Yes, this will stop me from eating it.”