naure.com
FoodSurprise 4/5Difficulty 3/5Reviewed on September 14, 2026

Gelatin made with fresh pineapple sets normally.

Why it is true

Gelatin made with fresh pineapple does not set because bromelain, an enzyme in pineapple, destroys collagen. If the pineapple is cooked or canned, the enzyme is deactivated and the gelatin sets.

Source: Journal of Food Science

Would you rather be asked first?

This is the reading side of the site, so the answer is in the sentence above — that is the whole point of it. Test yourself works the other way round: the question comes on its own, and the fact and the explanation only appear once you have answered.

Test yourself →10-question challenge

Related facts

More in Food

See all →