Some vegetables and fruits sometimes have to be eaten without peeling. For example, people prefer to peel store-bought apples or bitter cucumbers.
However, along with this, the fruits lose some of their beneficial substances.
Let's find out which fruits and vegetables are best consumed whole, rather than peeled.
Cucumbers
Cucumber skins contain vitamins, nutrients, and plenty of fiber, making cucumbers about as filling as a piece of chicken.
Without the skin it is absorbed much faster.
Cucumber with skin is good for the health of the heart and blood vessels, digestion, and also for vision.
Tomatoes
Tomato skin contains a substance that reduces inflammation and the risk of prostate cancer.
In addition, a large amount of lycopene is contained in tomato skin, and the more of it there is, the redder the tomatoes.
Apples
Apple skin contains insoluble fiber. If you peel an apple, the amount of fiber is reduced by half.
But the most important thing in apple peel, besides vitamin C and fiber, is vitamin A and quercetin. This substance helps fight allergies and is good for the heart.
Eggplants
The purple color of eggplant skin is due to anthocyanin glycosides (nasunin in particular).
They reduce the level of bad cholesterol, the risk of inflammation, have an antiseptic effect, and protect against oxidative stress.
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