This is why pineapples leave a tingling sensation in your mouth

When it comes to what goes on in our world at a microscopic level, the findings can be amazing, and wondrous, but they can also reveal parts of our world we might be better off not knowing. For example, a woman revealed what she found on airplane headrest through a microscope, and it left people horrified.

@sf_microscopy in their TikTok videos shows a variety of things under the microscope. When they showed what goes on inside one of their favourite fruits, the pineapple, the images have left some people on the internet reeling, and frankly, a tad bit horrified.

Not only are pineapples good for your health, it is also among foods that can whiten your teeth naturally. But turns out it might not be as benign as it looks like. Read on to find out what goes on inside a pineapple, to make it feel prickly and sometimes itchy inside the mouth.

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The reason why pineapple make your mouth tingle

The TikToker left an extensive comment in order to explain to people that the sensations they were feeling after eating a pineapple are caused by needle-like crystals in the fruit. They write,

One of my favorite fruits is pineapple, but every time I eat them, my mouth tingles. I read that the fruit contains raphides! Kiwis, grapes, taro, and yams also have large amounts of these crystals.

Then they explain that these 'needles' are the reason why out tongues feel the tingling sensation, because out mouths are essentially 'being stabbed by thousands of tiny needles.' The caption goes on to elaborate,

These needles serve as a defensive function against insect herbivors to deter them from eating the plant’s fruits and protect the seeds. The needles work with other chemcial substances, like bromelain in the pineapple, to amplify the effects.

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Reactions to the pineapple video

The video really resonated with people. One person appreciated it saying,

It always feel so raw afterwards this makes so much sense

Another person expressed,

This is why it took me way too long to figure out im actually allergic

People also had follow-up questions, such as,

Are kiwis like this too? My mouth always feels funny after eating them

The information also left some viewers shocked. One stated,

I have a phobia of needles and now all of a sudden I don’t want to eat pineapple ever again.

While another mom wrote about her daughter's dislike of pineapple due to this saying,

My daughter ate a whole pineapple when she was 6 and cried after now she’s 15 she still refuses to eat pineapples again

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TikTok: @sf_microscopy