Can you eat peach skin?

NadNight

A friend and I were debating this, she peels and chops her peaches whereas I eat them whole after washing the outside. I don't really notice the fuzziness but was wondering firstly if you're meant to eat the skin (like you can with a kiwi) an secondly how many people peel them vs eating the whole?

kommodevaran

Don't eat kiwi skin. Peach skin is meant to be eaten.

janejellyroll

I eat peach skin.

estherdragonbat

If I'm eating them fresh, it's skin and all. In baking, I peel them. (I believe that if I were making jam, I'd leave it on; I think there's a natural thickening agent in it. Or is that just apples?)

hesn92

I eat the skin. I have never eaten kiwi skin though

katsheare

I absolutely eat peach skin. And I leave kiwi skin on when using them in smoothies, I peel it off when just eating them, but that might just be habit. I have some kiwi in the house now, I'll try not peeling the skin next time I have one and see!

dutchandkiwi

Peaches with skin, my husband without he dislikes the fussiness. Kiwi without (skin is just yuk)

jasonwest9111

Of course!

MonkeyMel21

I love the peach skin. It's my favorite part! I've never eaten kiwi skin....I guess I always figured you couldn't eat it.

mitch16

Both are edible. I don't usually eat kiwi skin unless I'm eating thin slices. I prefer nectarines to peaches so I avoid the fuzziness there, but I love, love, love apricots!

livingleanlivingclean

estherdragonbat wrote: »

If I'm eating them fresh, it's skin and all. In baking, I peel them. (I believe that if I were making jam, I'd leave it on; I think there's a natural thickening agent in it. Or is that just apples?)

I think peaches have some pectin, especially in the skin... Apples are better sources though.

I eat peach skin, and kiwi skin if it's not too tough. I usually run a peeler over really hairy kiwi fruit to shave some of the fuzz off though.

AngryViking1970

I don't eat peach skin, but it's just a personal preference. My son will eat a kiwi like an apple, skin and all.

Ready2Rock206

I have never heard of peeling a peach - maybe for baking or something. I always eat the skin.

cwolfman13

I've never known anyone to peel peaches...

glassyo

I don't like the fuzz on peaches or wanna take the time to peel them so I pretty much just buy the no sugar added peaches in the individual containers.

lynn_glenmont

katsheare wrote: »

I absolutely eat peach skin. And I leave kiwi skin on when using them in smoothies, I peel it off when just eating them, but that might just be habit. I have some kiwi in the house now, I'll try not peeling the skin next time I have one and see!

Or get the best of both worlds by simply slicing them in half and scooping the flesh out with a spoon (as you might eat a melon). I find the kiwi skin holds up to this treatment (although I usually hold them in my other hand while I do it -- the skin is more prone to tear if the kiwi is just sitting on a plate -- your hand gives it more support.

I didn't eat peach skins when I was a kid, but they seem less fuzzy in recent decades. I eat the skin if I'm just eating a whole peach by itself, but if I'm putting it in a fruit salad or slicing it over cereal or into yogurt -- really, anything other than just eating them as a whole fruit -- I still peel them.

Kullerva

I eat peach and kiwi skin. And apple skin...sorry, I thought you were supposed to eat them that way? Isn't peeling them like ripping the crust off the bread (where most of the nutrients are)?

lynn_glenmont

Kullerva wrote: »

I eat peach and kiwi skin. And apple skin...sorry, I thought you were supposed to eat them that way? Isn't peeling them like ripping the crust off the bread (where most of the nutrients are)?

Why would there be more nutrients in bread crust than the rest of the bread? It's the same dough as the rest of the loaf.

Jruzer

kommodevaran wrote: »

Don't eat kiwi skin. Peach skin is meant to be eaten.

Why not eat the kiwi skin?

http://www.kiwifruit.org/about/faqs.aspx:

Can you eat the skin of a kiwifruit?
Absolutely! The kiwifruit skin is completely edible and makes this nutrient-dense fruit even more nutritious! A recent study shows that eating the skin triples the fiber intake compared to merely eating the flesh. And by not peeling the skin, you preserve much of the vitamin C content as well.

People all over the world have been eating the skin for centuries with no complaints. And many find that leaving the skin on their sliced kiwifruit makes it much easier for snacking, as the skin holds each slice together.

Just like any fresh fruit or vegetable, we suggest that you wash the skin before eating since it is unknown who or what touched it before you did. So enjoy your kiwifruit, skin and all!

Need2Exerc1se

kommodevaran wrote: »

Don't eat kiwi skin. Peach skin is meant to be eaten.

I've eaten both.

Ready2Rock206

glassyo wrote: »

I don't like the fuzz on peaches or wanna take the time to peel them so I pretty much just buy the no sugar added peaches in the individual containers.

You could just eat a nectarine which is basically a peach without the fuzz.

janejellyroll

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

Kullerva wrote: »

I eat peach and kiwi skin. And apple skin...sorry, I thought you were supposed to eat them that way? Isn't peeling them like ripping the crust off the bread (where most of the nutrients are)?

Why would there be more nutrients in bread crust than the rest of the bread? It's the same dough as the rest of the loaf.

This belief probably comes from a 2002 study that showed a high proportion of a specific antioxidant in bread crust (it isn't in the rest of the bread at all).

http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/article/bread-crust-really-most-nutritious-part

_pi3_

I never knew you could eat kiwi skin

lemurcat12

I eat peach skin, it never would have crossed my mind not to.

I also eat kiwi skin, but that one I did wonder about first.

canarysal

Peeling a peach would just be too messy though admit I go more for nectarines as prefer skin texture on them. Husband eats kiwi skins I've never tried.

Sp1tfire

I do

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lynn_glenmont

janejellyroll wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

Kullerva wrote: »

I eat peach and kiwi skin. And apple skin...sorry, I thought you were supposed to eat them that way? Isn't peeling them like ripping the crust off the bread (where most of the nutrients are)?

Why would there be more nutrients in bread crust than the rest of the bread? It's the same dough as the rest of the loaf.

This belief probably comes from a 2002 study that showed a high proportion of a specific antioxidant in bread crust (it isn't in the rest of the bread at all).

http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/article/bread-crust-really-most-nutritious-part

I bet there's another study out there showing a specific carcinogen in bread crust that isn't in the rest of the bread at all.

[Goes off to check Internet.]

Here's a Johns Hopkins article that found a DNA-damaging chemical in bread crust:

Previous studies have shown that liquid smoke flavoring damages DNA in animal models, so Kern's team analyzed p53 activity triggered by the chemicals found in liquid smoke. Postdoctoral fellow Zulfiquer Hossain tracked down the chemicals responsible for the p53 activity.
The strongest p53 activity was found in two chemicals: pyrogallol and gallic acid. Pyrogallol, commonly found in smoked foods, is also found in cigarette smoke, hair dye, tea, coffee, bread crust, roasted malt and cocoa powder, according to Kern. Gallic acid, a variant of pyrogallol, is found in teas and coffees.

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/cancer_biologists_find_dna_damaging_toxins_in_common_plant_based_foods

Confuzzled4ever

Kullerva wrote: »

ripping the crust off the bread (where most of the nutrients are)?

That's just something grandma's say so you don't waste their bread...

riffraff2112

peach skin always, kiwi skin never.

PaulaWallaDingDong

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

Kullerva wrote: »

I eat peach and kiwi skin. And apple skin...sorry, I thought you were supposed to eat them that way? Isn't peeling them like ripping the crust off the bread (where most of the nutrients are)?

Why would there be more nutrients in bread crust than the rest of the bread? It's the same dough as the rest of the loaf.

Well, my mom gave me the same load of garbage when I was a kid. The little dots on the apple peel were the vitamins, and the same for the dark crusty part of the bread. Not sure if she believed it or not. Apples, the peel and flesh are different altogether. Bread on the other hand is made from one wad of dough.