Ananas are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including "Batrachedra comosae", which feeds exclusively on "A. comosus". The word "Ananas" is derived from the Guarani name for the pineapple, via Portuguese. In most Old World languages, pineapple is called "ananas. "Ananas" species contain both bromelain and papain to which they owe their meat-tenderizing properties. The fruit and roots are used by some peoples as anti-inflammatory, proteolytic agent, and a root decoction for diarrhea. The biggest producers of pineapples in 2014 were Costa Rica (2.9 million tonnes), Brazil (2.6) and the Philippines (2.5). Ananas Ananas is a
Ilama (fruit) 100 g of edible portion of the fruit is as follows: The ilama fruit was used as a plot device in the 1997 Malayalam film "Guru", directed by Rajeev Anchal. This was India's official entry to the 1997 Academy Award, to be considered for nomination for the Best Foreign Film. Unlike its portrayal in the film, eating ilama fruit does not cause blindness, nor does the seed cure one of blindness. Ilama (fruit) The ilama or ilama tree ("Annona diversifolia") is a tropical fruit tree found in Central America. The name is derived from the Nahuatl "ilamatzapotl", of which the