Is It Good to Eat Peel? - By: venturiwang

I don't know when this saying has become a guiding principle for us to eat fruits. That is eat fruit should eat peel. I also have a try, but I can't bear the strange flavor. So I finally give up eating the peel. Every time, when I hear say such words, I can't help wandering, can the sacrificed delicious taste be in exchange for adequate nutrition?

Except the kumquat which makes its peel a selling point, most of fruits' peels will not make our tongues comfortable. For fruits, their peels have the function not only to prevent the moisture loss, but also defend the invasion by animals and microorganism. So, the external of peels would be wiped a pieces of fruit wax, to slow the water loss of fruits. Certainly, to eat peel is not a good choice. In addition, as a defense system, naturally the chemical weapons are necessary, in order to resist the animals who will steal the fruits. Although, these chemical materials will remove at the time when fruits are mature, the content of them will not be less than the flesh.

Actually, fruits like apple and pear, in plant anatomy; both peel and flesh belong to the same skin structure. What's interesting is the peel of orange is equivalent to apple's peel and flesh. So, the saying that peel contains more nutrition is not that believable. Of course, we can't say the peel has no nutrition, because the cells in this part are arranged more closely, and with less moisture. But do not forget that even they contain higher nutrition than the flesh, compared with their weight in fruit, the nutrition has little contribution.

There is still a point we should pay attention to. The content of pesticide residues are 20% high than flesh, even use pesticides in a normal circumstance. Although the residues carried by fruit can't cause people toxic, no one can make sure that people will use more pesticides for the reason of producing big and delicious apple. Those organic apples can be eaten relieved, but the requisite is they are truly organic.

Certainly, peel is not anything; the pigment can decorate our table. The color of red wine should thanks to the pigment grape contain. Researchers are now working to extract pigments from variety fruits, such as, the apricot in orange; purple in mangosteen, etc. these pigments make our meal look more coveted.

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