You may be wondering if it’s okay to eat the peel of your banana. Read on to learn the truth about banana peels and whether or not you should use them in your recipes.
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Health Benefits of Eating Banana Peels
As EatingWell’s Associate Editorial Director Carolyn Malcoun looks for cool farm chefs and other food stories to tell. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin and a degree in culinary arts from the New England Culinary Institute. She started at EatingWell as an intern in the Test Kitchen in 2005 and joined the editorial team shortly thereafter.
If you’re like me and peel your bananas before adding them to banana bread banana cake or your morning smoothie you’re wasting a nutritious source. Banana peels are completely edible and by adding one more step you can keep that banana peel from ending up in a landfill.
There’s limited nutrition data on banana peels (the database EatingWell uses to analyze recipes for example doesn’t include nutrition information on banana peels). But according to 2019 research published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection banana peels are 71% to 83% fiber. That’s great news since most of us don’t eat enough fiber. But getting enough fiber has a slew of health benefits including helping you lose or maintain a healthy weight promoting healthy digestion and reducing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes certain cancers and other chronic diseases.
