...the nutritional value of pineapples and full pineapple nutrition information...
An excellent source of manganese and a very good source of thiamin (vitamin B1), the pineapple is nutritious and health beneficial.
Containing an excellent supply of manganese, the pineapple fruit can help to keep bones strong and healthy and help the body to maintain normal blood sugar levels. Manganese also promotes thyroid gland health and can also help prevent cancer by protecting the cells from free radical damage.
Pineapples contain a high dose of thiamin (vitamin B1) which helps to maintain your energy supplies and supports proper heart function.
Pineapples also contain a very good amount of vitamin C
which helps to protect cells and tissues from free radical damage, thereby helping to prevent cancer. Vitamin C also helps absorb dietary iron.
Pineapples provide a good amount of niacin (vitamin B3) which helps to stabilise blood sugar and helps the body to process fats. Vitamin B3 also helps to lower
cholesterol
levels.
This fruit is also a fairly good source of vitamin B6 which help with the breakdown of sugars and starches in your body and also helps to prevent homocysteine build up in the blood.
Pineapples provide a fairly good amount of dietary copper
which helps the body to utilise iron and reduce free radical damage to tissues, thereby helping to prevent cancer. Copper also plays a part in thyroid gland health.
One cup of pineapple chunks contains around 82 calories.
THE FULL NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF PINEAPPLES:
Pineapple, raw, all varieties (1)
Refuse: 49% (8% core, 16% crown, 26% parings) Scientific Name: Ananas comosus NDB No: 09266 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
Nutrient
Units
1.00 X 1 cup, chunks ------- 165g
Proximates
Water
g
141.90
Energy
kcal
82
Energy
kJ
345
Protein
g
0.89
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.20
Ash
g
0.36
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
21.65
Fiber, total dietary
g
2.3
Sugars, total
g
16.25
Sucrose
g
9.88
Glucose (dextrose)
g
2.85
Fructose
g
3.50
Lactose
g
0.00
Maltose
g
0.00
Galactose
g
0.00
Starch
g
0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
21
Iron, Fe
mg
0.48
Magnesium, Mg
mg
20
Phosphorus, P
mg
13
Potassium, K
mg
180
Sodium, Na
mg
2
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.20
Copper, Cu
mg
0.181
Manganese, Mn
mg
1.530
Selenium, Se
mcg
0.2
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
78.9
Thiamin
mg
0.130
Riboflavin
mg
0.053
Niacin
mg
0.825
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.351
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.185
Folate, total
mcg
30
Folic acid
mcg
0
Folate, food
mcg
30
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
30
Choline, total
mg
9.1
Betaine
mg
0.2
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
Vitamin B-12, added
mcg
0.00
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
5
Retinol
mcg
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
58
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
Vitamin A, IU
IU
96
Lycopene
mcg
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.03
Vitamin E, added
mg
0.00
Tocopherol, beta
mg
0.00
Tocopherol, gamma
mg
0.00
Tocopherol, delta
mg
0.00
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
mcg
0.0
Vitamin D
IU
0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
1.2
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.015
4:0
g
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
14:0
g
0.000
16:0
g
0.008
18:0
g
0.005
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.021
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.002
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.020
20:1
g
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.066
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.038
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.028
18:4
g
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA)
g
0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA)
g
0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA)
g
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
Phytosterols
mg
10
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.008
Threonine
g
0.031
Isoleucine
g
0.031
Leucine
g
0.040
Lysine
g
0.043
Methionine
g
0.020
Cystine
g
0.023
Phenylalanine
g
0.035
Tyrosine
g
0.031
Valine
g
0.040
Arginine
g
0.031
Histidine
g
0.017
Alanine
g
0.054
Aspartic acid
g
0.200
Glutamic acid
g
0.130
Glycine
g
0.040
Proline
g
0.028
Serine
g
0.058
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
Theobromine
mg
0
Footnotes:
1 Values based on data weighted 80% extra sweet variety, 20% traditional varieties.
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009)
An excellent source of manganese and a very good source of thiamin (vitamin B1), the pineapple is nutritious and health beneficial.
