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Do you eat the skin on a kiwi? kiwi fruit skin is high in phenolic compounds, such as flavanoids, which have antioxidant properties... good stuff for your own skin! Flavanoids, as in kiwi skin, have potential anticancer, antiinflammatory and antiallergenic properties. This is interesting in light of the growing body of literature citing allergies to kiwi fruit itself--they make no mention of the skin portion of the fruit, not sure why. At any rate, on top of all this great stuff, kiwi skin also is known, as are many fruits, for being a source of insoluble fiber, which is great for your digestive tract. Lachance, P, Sloan, AE. Fruits in preventative health and disease treatment: nutritional ranking and patient recommendations. Abstract published in the Am J Clin Nutr 1997;16.

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JayY Male, 18-29 Canada Joined: 18 yrs, 11 mos ago 33,365 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:18:32 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I always have since I was a kid. I was just about to eat one just now and I thought it'd make a good YT question. Especially since I don't know anyone outside of my own family who eat it.
Raisinman Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 17 yrs, 4 mos ago 8,670 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:29:39 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message no, but I'll try it next time I have one. I had no idea you could eat the skin, it seems like it would be too tough.
Razzed Female, 18-29 Canada Joined: 15 yrs, 2 mos ago 3,008 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:41:27 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message I don't, the fuzziness grosses me out too much. That's also why I don't eat peaches.
mongrel Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 12 yrs, 4 mos ago 3,390 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:42:44 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message No WAY. I've always wondered how someone could bear to eat the skin. It's all fuzzy. Eww.
DragonWisprz Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 12 yrs, 7 mos ago 8,421 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 11:16:50 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:42:44 AM mongrel wrote: No WAY. I've always wondered how someone could bear to eat the skin. It's all fuzzy. Eww. yeah. i totally agree with you. the skin is gross.
_melancholy Female, 18-29 Europe Joined: 14 yrs, 9 mos ago 1,893 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 1:08:45 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I think the skin is too sour, in a bitter way. Also, the fuzziness doesn't make it more tempting.
pedalmetal Male, 30-39 Europe Joined: 15 yrs, 10 mos ago 13,945 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 2:40:35 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message it's easier to just eat the skin with the fruit than it is to try and peel the skin off. You waste less of the fruit that way.
CowDung Male, 40-49 Midwest US Joined: 19 yrs, 2 mos ago 103,483 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 5:11:35 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Wednesday 1/28/09 - 2:40:35 PM pedalmetal wrote: it's easier to just eat the skin with the fruit than it is to try and peel the skin off. You waste less of the fruit that way. If one uses a spoon, the fruit scoops out from the peel rather nicely...
sasuke3.0 Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 12 yrs, 2 mos ago 1,992 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 5:39:08 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, i dont eat kiwi itself
angeleyesgr Female, 18-29 Europe Joined: 17 yrs, 1 mos ago 27,841 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 6:25:05 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, I don't. I rarely eat kiwi.
die_numb Female, 18-29 Canada Joined: 15 yrs, 4 mos ago 16,467 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 7:12:03 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message "At any rate, on top of all this great stuff, kiwi skin also is known, as are many fruits, for being a source of insoluble fiber, which is great for your digestive tract." So is that just like the pulp of oranges then? If so, I could give it a try next time I buy kiwi. To answer the question, never eaten the skin but am up to try anything.
Alfie451 Female, 13-17 Eastern US Joined: 12 yrs, 11 mos ago 3,522 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 9:13:55 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I've never eaten kiwi, so my answer is obviously no. But if/when I do eat it, I will eat the skin
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 18 yrs, 6 mos ago 83,501 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 9:19:35 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No way, I didn't even know you could
dimitri Female, 18-29 Australia / NZ Joined: 12 yrs, 1 mos ago 6,543 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:06:28 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I eat it - it's yummy. But I always scrape the fuxx off first otherwise it really irritates my tongue
Lua Female, 18-29 Midwest US Joined: 12 yrs ago 1,223 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 1/29/09 - 1:16:15 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Oh wow. I really want some kiwi right now.
Wanderer moderator Female, 60-69 Western US Joined: 17 yrs, 8 mos ago 18,720 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 1/29/09 - 1:33:24 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Wednesday 1/28/09 - 10:06:28 PM dimitri wrote: I eat it - it's yummy. But I always scrape the fuxx off first otherwise it really irritates my tongue How do you scrape the fuzz off?
69x Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 12 yrs ago 1,339 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 1/29/09 - 1:53:35 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Nope......But it sounds good for my health.lol...Should I...Besides I feel wierd eating hary fruit....=/
Briony Female, 30-39 Australia / NZ Joined: 12 yrs, 7 mos ago 4,858 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 1/29/09 - 2:14:59 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, It is too fuzzy.
mysocks Female, 18-29 Western US Joined: 15 yrs, 1 mos ago 30,490 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 1/29/09 - 7:06:23 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I don't think I could eat it normally, but it probably wouldn't be too bad in a smoothie.
WilliamFick Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 12 yrs ago 98 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 1/29/09 - 7:09:04 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Yes. It actually tastes pretty good, i'd say.
juliewillard Female, 18-29 Southern US Joined: 12 yrs, 9 mos ago 9,766 Posts	11 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Thursday 2/12/09 - 11:53:04 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message no. i dont like the texture
Crying_Shame Female, 13-17 Australia / NZ Joined: 12 yrs, 6 mos ago 2,144 Posts	11 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Wednesday 3/4/09 - 4:18:00 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message No, I never even knew you were supposed to.
whitespirit Male, 18-29 Europe Joined: 12 yrs, 3 mos ago 8,445 Posts	11 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Wednesday 3/4/09 - 6:15:06 AM EST (GMT-5) quote message Nahh, I like kivi better without skin.

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