why is it that when you eat a pineapple, your tongue and the roof of your mouth feels like it was burned?

Question

it sorta feel like it is being poked

Answer 1

Acid.

You need to put salt on it to prevent this. Won't ever happen again. To me, tastes way better with the salt too.
Another way to prevent this is if you eat the core too.

You also need to eat a lot of it for it to burn. It is very common for that to happen.

Answer 2

Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which digests food by breaking down protein.

These enzymes can be hazardous to someone suffering from certain protein deficiencies or disorders, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

It can also be used to enhance digestion. Despite these benefits, fresh pineapple may cause irritation of the tip of the tongue in some cases. Some may describe this sensation as a raw tingling of Vitamin C or a charge from a nine volt battery. This condition is only temporary and will most likely resolve itself within an hour.

Pineapple is a good source of manganese, as well as containing significant amounts of Vitamin C and Vitamin B1.

Answer 3

Are you peeling your pineapple first???? Seriously, could be the acid content of the pineapple, particularly if its fresh, that is creating the feeling of being burned. Do you eat alot of it? You might want to alternate your fruits with something less acidic.

Answer 4

The acid in the pineapple is working with an allergy to pineapple...My mouth not only burns, but makes many little prickly bumps, too...It goes away before too awful long, though...

Answer 5

Citric acid. Same stuff is in orange juice, lemons, etc. stronger in grapefruit and pineapple. Which is why some people cannot tolerate orange juice or other citrus juices, the acid is too high. Some people experience heart burn after drinking orange juice, or a mildly upset stomach. Citrus juices are good for us, though and there are many low acid versions out there in grocery stores.

Answer 6

You could just happen to be allergic to pineapple as well as something in the chocolate-banana shake, I doubt there's a link between the two. You should go get that checked out by a doctor, my mom had to do the same thing with pineapple. Turns out she's deathly allergic to them.

Answer 7

I think it's the acid in the pineapple. I only get that if I eat A LOT of it

Answer 8

The citric acid in the fruit could be the cause. It depends on your taste I suppose. Some people are more sensitive to the acid than others. Where as you experience a burning sensation others see it as sweet and tingling.

Answer 9

Citric Acid

Answer 10

Probably the acid in the pineapple.