Bromelain is chief protease enzymes found in a pineapple plant it is a concoction of sulfhydryl proteolytic enzyme. Bromeain is abundant in stem and fruit of pineapple plant and it can also be isolated in small amount from pineapple waste such as core, leaves & peels .bromelain present in fruits of pineapple regarded as fruit bromelain (FBM). Likewise bromelain present in the stem of pineapple is called stem bromelain (SBM). Bromelain, also called a ‘pineapple extract’ is a combination of several compounds, including a large amount of s special proteindigesting enzyme. Bromelain remain enzymatic active over a broad spectrum and endure a range of pH (5.5 to 8.0) and temperature (35.5 to 71° C). it is one of the extensively proteolytic enzyme owing to its astonishing applications in various industries.
  • Bromelain 80 GDU/gm.
  • Bromelain 600 GDU/gm
  • Bromelain 1200 GDU/gm.
  • Bromelain 1600 GDU/gm.
  • Bromelain 2000 GDU/gm.
  • Bromelain 2500 GDU/gm.
  • Bromelain 3200 GDU/gm.
  • Bromelain 4800 GDU/gm.

Meat industries

  • Increase water holding capacity & protein content
  • Enhanced hydrolysis of myofibrillar meat protein.
  • Increasing the duration makes the meat more susceptible to the catalysis by bromelain leading to the meat producing juice and become more palatable.

Bakery industries

Gluten is a functional component of wheat food products such as
flour. It consists of two major proteins, Gliadin and glutenin.
Glutenin becomes insoluble and forms lattice like structures when
it is hydrated. Therefore, gluten must be degraded to avoid
resistance to stretching.

 

  • Improve dough relaxation
  • Enhance solubility
  • Prevent dough shrinkage

Cosmetic industries

Bromelain can be used to treat acne and wrinkles, and to reduce
swelling, bruising and drying of the skin. Bromelain proteolysis the
protein of the upper layer of skin cell, paving a way for the
replacement of young cell

Fish protein hydrolysis

Bromelain enzyme produces fish hydrolysate by hydrolyzing the proteins in fish. The hydrolysate is widely used as a nutritional supplement and an important ingredient in some pharmaceuticals industries.

Anti-browning agent

Bromelain is used in preventing undesirable changes due to phenol oxidation that affects the flavor and the nutritional quality of fruits. Phenolic oxidation produces a brown color pigments and primarily responsible for causing undesirable changes.

Animal feed

Bromelain is used for the estimation of protein degradation in the feed of the ruminant. In weanling pigs, 0.2% of bromelain was used as a dietary supplement, improving the grown rate of the pigs, with reduce E-coli contamination and NH3 gas in the feces.

Tooth whitening

Bromelain helps in removing satins, plaques, and food debris from the teeth. Certain food and beverages impart extrinsic coloration to the teeth. The dentifrice bromelain, by its proteolytic activity, degrades the accumulated protein on the tooth and gives higher lightening.