Comments on: Is Pineapple Juice Dangerous For the Voice? https://judyrodman.com/is-pineapple-juice-dangerous-for-the-voice/ Vocal Coach • Singer • Speaker • Songwriter • Studio Producer • Podcaster Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:01:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Judy Rodman https://judyrodman.com/is-pineapple-juice-dangerous-for-the-voice/#comment-2398 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:01:02 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3750#comment-2398 In reply to Robin.

Robin, what a great comment, and a mystery to be sure! I do recommend eating fresh pineapple at gigs as well, but I know from vast experience that diluted canned juice does the trick, too. It hadn’t hit me until your comment that heat would kill the enzyme, but of course it would! I wonder if perhaps it doesn’t manage to kill all the enzyme, and that this may be why it still works, even at the heavy dilution I recommend to avoid acid reflux. I’m going to ask a chemistry professor I know to dig into it.

]]> By: Robin https://judyrodman.com/is-pineapple-juice-dangerous-for-the-voice/#comment-2397 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:18:25 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3750#comment-2397 I’m not a singer, I’m a nutritionist. And this subject fascinates me. Heat treated, ie canned pineapple juice can’t contain bromelain as the heat processing kills the enzyme. It’s why the jello package used to say use canned pineapple in jello molds as the mold wouldn’t set with fresh pineapple due to the active enzymes. I worked with throat cancer patients and often recommended fresh papaya and pineapple smoothies to break up the thick ropey saliva that developed from radiation treatments. I got turned onto the idea from a Cuban patient who says he sucked on fresh papaya slices and obtained great relief from it. It’s interesting to me how the canned pineapple works because it’s a lot easier to obtain.

]]> By: Kenneth Potter https://judyrodman.com/is-pineapple-juice-dangerous-for-the-voice/#comment-2362 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:28:20 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3750#comment-2362 I was a singer for years, two music degrees, and I used pineapple juice which I strained through a coffee filter, because it is very fibrous. Always had a thermos of it handy at singing gigs, and it helped a lot. If I woke up with a bad throat on the day of a performance, I depended on it. At age forty, I decided to become an organist/choir director which I did up to the age of 80 when I retired from my last church job. During those last 40 years, I didn’t sing much. I often recommended my old pineapple juice trick to my choir singers. Now 83, I joined a very prestigious professional choir, and am loving singing again, I’m a tenor and am having a bit of a struggle trying to get my top more secure, but I vocalize more and it’s working. I’m going to go back and try my old pineapple fix, but on your advice I’ll mix it with water. I will still strain the fiber out. We’ll see what it will do for this old man. Cheers.

]]> By: Judy Rodman https://judyrodman.com/is-pineapple-juice-dangerous-for-the-voice/#comment-2356 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:36:46 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3750#comment-2356 In reply to Jan Carroza.

It is indeed great for speakers, Jan! And the speaking voice is often much more prone to fatigue, dehydration, and irritation than the singing voice. Thanks for bringing this up!

]]> By: Jan Carroza https://judyrodman.com/is-pineapple-juice-dangerous-for-the-voice/#comment-2355 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:32:56 +0000 https://judyrodman.com/?p=3750#comment-2355 What a great tip. I take it speakers can benefit from it as well. If you’ve ever taught a 2-hour class, this sounds like a great suggestion.

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