Should we peel the apple skin or not?
By A loves B
@A_loves_B (1608)
Indonesia
October 30, 2017 6:28am CST
This idea is confusing me.
My mother always reminds me to peel the apple skin before I eat it. She said the apple skin has been contaminated by toxin from pesticide.
Meanwhile some of my friends ever told me that we should never peel the apple as it can waste the vitamins contained in it.
What do you say?
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14 responses
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
Your mother and your friends are all right! The vitamin C is in the apple skin actually but your mother is just too scared of the pesticides. Try to search on how to clean the apple skin to get rid of the harmful chemicals that's on there! Some people clean it with warm water and salt, some with baking soda. I prefer to eat the apple skin because I want to get the vitamin C.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
@A_loves_B Just make sure that it's an organic one.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
Haha..Why is it so complicated to eat an apple? I wish I could get the fresh apple from the tree.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
2 Nov 17
@toniganzon Yes, it will be safe if it's organic one. But organic apple is usually much more expensive than the inorganic one.
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
8 Nov 17
Nowadays we find wax in the apple skin, which if we consume we will have problems.So it is very necessary to remove the skin of apple before having it. I also peel off the skin of the apple before eating.
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@ManastheMatrix (1007)
• India
14 Nov 17
If we purchase it from reputed or quality shop??
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
12 Nov 17
That:s what I'm afraid of. I don't want to eat the apple skin together with the wax.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 17
@ManastheMatrix The story will be different. We might eat it directly before we brought it home. 
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@ManastheMatrix (1007)
• India
8 Nov 17
Wash the apple properly and eat.. I dont peel it. As your friend said.. It have good effects too.
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@ManastheMatrix (1007)
• India
14 Nov 17
@A_loves_B yes.. Water is universal solvent.. I will help clean..
But if you feel that the apple is tainted more, you peel it.
@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
12 Nov 17
Do you think it will be enough to only wash it with water?
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
I always eat the apple with the skin. Never ever peeled it - ever.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
@A_loves_B go ahead and tell me what you think.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
31 Oct 17
I normally wash the apple and eat is with the skin. the skin has a lot of vitamins and fibre in it
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
1 Nov 17
@A_loves_B It is coated with wax for preservation. You should just wash the apple before you eat it.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
I agree that apple skin has lots of vitamin and fibre in it. But some people say it is coated with wax for preservation
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
12 Nov 17
@Chantiele @A_loves_B Coated with wax for preservation? Not if you buy apples from farmers who don't use pesticides.
However, the apples I buy do look as if they were coated with wax. How come? The apple farmer has explained to me that the apples kind of perspire when they are plucked and stored in a cool place. After some time the peel becomes waxy and shiny.
The woman selling the apples once told me jokingly that she sends her children into the cellar to polish apples with a soft cloth if they don't behave. :-)
@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
That's true. My mother is afraid of the wax coating the apple skin.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
30 Oct 17
Honestly, if it has been contaminated, it went through the skin as well. But I heard using a small amount of peroxide and water will kill anything on the fruit. Then it has to be washed off to remove any residue of peroxide. But my opinion would be to just wash the apple off good. Then it should be fine to eat.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
Thank you. I really want to eat it without peeling it first. I need the vitamins and fibre the apple skin has in it.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
1 Nov 17
@A_loves_B I hear you. Don't stress it too much. Just wash it off good and you should be fine.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
30 Oct 17
I peel it, as we came to know that they coat the Apple skin with wax for better preservation
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
Yes, that's what my mother told me about the apple skin. They are coated with wax.
@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
So simple. I wish I could do the same. In my country, apples are imported from overseas, so their skin might be contaminated by chemical products such as petsicides and preservation.
@almostoveryou (4196)
• Philippines
31 Oct 17
If you buy apples that are shipped from overseas, it would be wise to peel them as they're likely laden with pesticides. However, if your apples are fresh from a tree and grown organically, it's best to consume the skin as well.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
We import apples from overseas as apples don't grow well in my country.
@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 17
It's such a new information for me. I never knew that apple seeds are poisonous.
@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
30 Oct 17
I always eat the peeling on my apples.
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