Next to bananas, pineapple is the second most popular tropical fruit. It has vitamins, minerals and fibre which are good for the digestive system. It has also several enzymes which are good for the biochemical reactions.
The nutrients in 100 g edible pineapple include:

• Water – 84.9 g
• Protein – 0.5 g
• Fat – 0.2 g
• Carbohydrates – 12.4 g
• Organic acids 0.7 g – Malic acid 95 mg, Citric acid 630 mg, salicylic acid 2.1 mg
• Fibre – 1.0 g
• Minerals - 0.4 g – sodium 2 mg, potassium 175 mg, magnesium 17 mg, calcium 16 mg, iron 400 micro g, copper 60 micro g, zinc 125 micro g, selenium 2 micro g
• Vitamins - vitamins A, B1, B6, nicotine amide, pantothenic acid, Biotin, folic acid, vitamin C – 19 mg, vitamins E, and K
• Purine – 19 mg

It is a good fruit for weight reduction. Persons with diabetes should not eat too much because of the carbohydrate levels.

Remember plant food has no cholesterol.