Do you PEEL the skin off before eating the fruit?

Hello Whyaskq, If the fruit has an edible skin, then I'll usually wash it well, then eat the skin. As I recall, the bulk of the nutritional value is either at the core, or near/in the skins of many fruits & veggies. Of course, I always make a point to avoid the skins of a pineapple. Ouch!!!!

I eat it all even the pips :) :) xx

I guess I'm in the majority here when I say that I usually eat the skin if its edible. I actually like the taste of most fruits with the skin. You're right when you say that the skins are good for health because they usually contain all the vitamins.

Personally, if the skin is edible, I eat it. Many of the vitamins in those fruits are also in the skin. Granted my kids all like the skin peeled off of their apples... lol can you imagine having to peel a bunch of grapes? No thanks! LOL

I leave the skin on grapes,and apples. of course oranges and bananas I peel the skin off.

I haven't eaten any persimmon yet, but for grapes and apples, I usually eat it with skin on. I make sure I wash it well before eating it of course. Very seldom do I peel them before eating.

I always eat the skin, for me the skin is the tastiest, best part of the fruit, it is the true roughage that our bodies need to push things through! I eat the skin on all fruits apart from bananas and oranges obviously. But kiwis I will eat the fur too! I know I am crazy mind you I am lazy and rather eat it all rather than waste time peeling, but I always wash the fruit first because of the chemicals and dirt etc.

If it's edible skin, I usually eat it. The main reason being that I am lazy to peel:P

no i do not remove the peels . it is not advisable to remove the peels as they contain vitamins.

the skin of fruits like apple, grapes, pears actually has the fruit's nutrients & vitamins so it is always better to eat the skin. however, for my 2-year old daughter and 5-yr old son, i prefer to peel it off before letting them eat it because i am afraid that the skin might have germicides from where it was picked/planted. maybe, eventually, i will let them eat the skin, when they're bigger and no longer that prone to sickness.... oh but will there ever be such a time?

Hi, I usually peel off the fruit skin before I eat especially the imported fruit. My children don't like fruit with skin at all. So I have to feel off the skin before I give it to them.

i have read somewhere that it is best if you eat the fruits (like apple, grapes etc) with the skin on. the nutrient of the fruits is mostly found in the skin. if you are concern about the "germs" in those fruits that cannot be washed off by water, be content in thinking that the nutrients in those skin will help you fight them off.

I have read so long ago that apple skin was the richest part in vitamins of all the apple. My father told me of a story that a doctor was asked the same question and his response was to put the apple in dirt and then eat it with its skin stating that there is more value in unpealed dirty apple than in a clean pealed one. While this maybe true I still prefer to wash my apple anpealed before eating it. The same goes for grapes and other berries as I cannot see how you can peal their skin off and eat them there creating a berryfull mess.

I eat with skin because it is rich in fibre

Nope jujst wash them and eat away

I love the skin on fruits I eat them, even on peaches, lots of the vitamins are contained in the skin

I do it the skin of some fruits but it must be washed carefully. It is good for the health also, I read that also. But dont eat the skin of banana, melon, oranges and the like. Just kidding. Happy eating.

for me once they are edible, I eat them. It is good for you providing roughage and vitamins.

Yes i eat the skin too, i think it is where all the nutrients, i think you got to eat your fruit and vegtables to stay healthy and young.

Unless it an orange or a grape fruit or a mellon I eat the skin. That's what provides bit of crunch, and there are always good nutrients in the skin.