Nutritional Value In Banana Peels?

[Mr_Mojangles]

Recently I bought a bunch of bananas and it crossed my mind to eat the banana whole like an apple. It wasnt that bad except that it dried out my mouth a little. I just wanted to know if there was any vitamins and nutrients in the peel that would be beneficial if ingested. I recently read about the 1960's habit of smoking the peels but any info that could be offered would be greatly appreciated.

[AJL_1240]

I don't know, but I've seen apes eat them like that, and apes are more closely related to us then they are to monkeys.

I'd guess there's a lot of fiber there, but I don't think I'll ever try eating it.

[magnetnerd]

Unfortunately, I have nothing intelligent to contribute to this thread. I do, however, feel it's necessary to inform you that your post made me chuckle a little. The idea of someone buying a bunch of banannas and eyeing them on the way home, plucking one from the bunch and attacking the entire thing...

The question begs to be asked: did you eat the stem?

[sasquatch]

Mr. Mojangles wrote:
Recently I bought a bunch of bananas and it crossed my mind to eat the banana whole like an apple. It wasnt that bad except that it dried out my mouth a little. I just wanted to know if there was any vitamins and nutrients in the peel that would be beneficial if ingested. I recently read about the 1960's habit of smoking the peels but any info that could be offered would be greatly appreciated.

I think you've done enough smoking for today!

[Vash]

This does raise the question: Must the peel be included in calculations as relates to the ingestion of .9 of a single banana?

[Zap_Branigan]

Real men eat the peel.

[deanosumo]

Mr. Mojangles wrote:
Recently I bought a bunch of bananas and it crossed my mind to eat the banana whole like an apple. It wasnt that bad except that it dried out my mouth a little. I just wanted to know if there was any vitamins and nutrients in the peel that would be beneficial if ingested. I recently read about the 1960's habit of smoking the peels but any info that could be offered would be greatly appreciated.

Are you serious? You ate the banana peel? For your next mission, eat a whole pineapple.

[FFJeff]

This also raises the question: should I be eating orange peels too? Or how about watermelon rind?

I don't know, it seems to me that you are supposed to eat the fruit inside, and the skin is just a packaging for it to ride in. It probably won't kill you, but did it really taste good? (I have a mental image of finishing off a tub of oatmeal and eating the cardboard)

I'll stick to eating the meat of the fruit.

Jeff

[Mr_Mojangles]

No I didnt eat the stem and it really wasnt bad taste wise, I wasnt smoking but boredom will have your mind thinking about this that and the other. Thanks for the replies boys.

[trigwu]

Watermelon rind WILL make you shit your brains out.

[The_Grim_Reaper]

I ate a whole pineapple in a contest once.....lol

[ftothe3]

just extra fiber...

[gags]

hahahahhahha.. i'm guessing you know this from experience

TriGWU wrote:
Watermelon rind WILL make you shit your brains out.

[WhiteFlash]

My pit bull loves 'em, but he also ate a lightbulb.And my Simpsons season 6 DVD's. And the panels off of a basketball. I think you get the idea.

[TeeVee69]

Ha! Pussies!

Try eating all of a coconut. Or if you're a masochist, try a durian. Yeah baby! Your shit's gonna tear your rectum out...

[Galvatron]

My little boy chewed on a banana stem once and got violently ill. I don't think I recommend it.

[conorh]

I don't know about all that banana jibba-jabba, but I definitely eat the entire apple. I can't even tell where the fruit stops and the core begins till I hit the seeds.

[michael2507]

Vash wrote:
This does raise the question: Must the peel be included in calculations as relates to the ingestion of .9 of a single banana?

With the exception of edible Brazilian dwarf bananas, the peel must be factored in using the following equation:
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I(f) = \sum_{i=0}^n f(x_i) \int_a^b L_i(x) \, dx
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On a side note, "single banana" is an ideological biased term distorted by traditional assumptions. I refuse to engage in any further debate on this ignoble linguistic level in the same manner as I refuse to die or refrain from posting pictures of my bare glutes.

Cheers, Allerious S.

[redsox348984]

i know the peel of an orange has extra fiber. i remember looking up trying to find if a banana peel had anything good in it about a month ago.

ive eatin the peel of an orange and a banana before. but for the most part it tastes kind of gross. and i have no clue of the nutritional content of a banana peel so i just eat the banana now after tasting that gross peel.

[Tok]

There should be some bad chemicals in that. bek?mpningsmedel, whatever that is in english.