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Pineapple Pineapples are most known for their protein digesting enzyme called bromelain!  Bromelain breaks down large protein molecules into amino acids that your body can more easily use.  The stem of the pineapple contains the highest amount of bromelain.  This enzyme has anti-inflammatory properties, accelerates wound healing, and inhibits platelet aggregation (prevents blood clots). (Maurer, 2001) It is commonly supplemented…