weigh fruit with skin on or off

chuckyjean
chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
in Food and Nutrition
so, the fruits listed in the database, are the calories listed with the skin/peels on or off. Not sure if I should measure my fruit with skin on or off. Thanks.

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Weigh the parts you're going to eat. If you eat the peel, weigh it peel on. If you don't eat the peel, weigh it after peeling.
  • canoepug56
    canoepug56 Posts: 161 Member
    I think it depends if the skin is edible
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Weigh whatever you eat.
  • Foodiethinking
    Foodiethinking Posts: 240 Member
    edited January 2016
    I certainly wouldn't be weighing melon skin - that weighs enough per 100g despite the low calories. Apple peel? I'd weigh it whether I eat it or not. I'd be more concerned with cutting out the core. The flesh and seeds weigh more (Y)
  • mgodfrey0202
    mgodfrey0202 Posts: 35 Member
    Some fruits are registered with peels, such as the apple. I search for an apple with peels if I have an apple with its peel. Otherwise, I only measure what I eat, i.e., mango, avocado, melon, orange, etc.

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