Peeling apples when eating them, peeling tomatoes when stir-frying them, spitting out grape skins when eating grapes, peeling winter melon when stewing it... how many similar habits do you have? In fact, while enjoying the good texture, you might be missing out on many of the "nutrients".
The spicy radish skin contains a considerable amount of isothiocyanates, which are the key components in radish's anti-cancer properties.
The lycopene, rich in tomato skins, is one of the most powerful natural antioxidants discovered to date, capable of preventing cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
The skins of most fruits, vegetables, and grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and help prevent constipation, such as apple skins, tomato skins, grape skins, and red bean skins.
At the same time, skins are also places where minerals and vitamins are abundant. For example, eggplant skin contains vitamin P and B vitamins, pear skin is rich in iron and zinc, and the chromium content in apple skin is far higher than in the flesh.
From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, certain skins also have special effects. For instance, winter melon skin has the effects of relieving summer heat, strengthening the spleen, and promoting diuresis.
It is recommended that everyone try to eat the above foods with their skins on.
To reduce pesticide residue, it is best to scrub fruits and vegetables vigorously under the faucet.
Potato skins contain toxic solanine. During the growth of sweet potatoes, harmful substances may accumulate in the skin. The skin of water chestnuts may have absorbed many harmful biological excretions and may also contain parasites. The skin of ripe persimmons contains a large amount of tannic acid. These skins should not be eaten.