Orange Pineapple Juice Blend

Fun Facts

1. Pineapples spread around the world because they were kept on ships to ward off sailors’ scurvy. Sailors would wash their pineapples down with a pony’ (measure) of rum.
2. Pineapples are packed with Vitamin C and all the flu fighting goodness you’d expect to get from oranges except pineapples have something EXTRA special! Bromelain, an enzyme which is found in pineapples, is excellent for digestion and has been found to help suppress coughs and loosen mucus.
3. Although originally from South America, most of the world’s pineapples now come from Southeast Asia. Thailand is said to be the biggest producer of pineapples in the region.
4. The word “pineapple” was first used in 1398 in reference to a pine cone. It is derived from the Spanish word “piña” which means pine cone. This was changed nearly 300 years later with the word “pine cone” being introduced so pineapple could be used exclusively for the fruit. You might also recognise the Spanish word “piña” from the name of the most popular pineapple drink the piña colada.