Juicing The Fruit with the peel

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• jgagnon

  Ummm…I have tried to juice a banana the very first time I used a juicer. Let me tell you…You just cant. There is no juice in a banana. Only mush that flies out the back into the pulp container:) Oranges on the other hand,. I have read that both orange and grapefruit peel should not be consumed ( a little zest is OK ) . Apparently they are not good for our body. Plus it is incredibly bitter. Natures way of saying dont eat me I guess.
• rawmama Raw Newbie

  You would have to use a blender for the banana, and I would only do that if it was an organic banana, otherwise you are getting toxins.

  Ditto on what jgagnon said. You should avoid the colored part of the peel on grapefruits and oranges (the Juiceman definitely states that). It is safe for you to eat the peel on lemons and limes. You should juice the white pithy part beneath the colored peel on citrus fruits, that is where a ton of the nutrients are.
• rawveganlove

  don’t juice an orange or blend an orange whole! the inner peel under the zest is toxic! lemons are fine to juice whole, but not oranges. i don’t know about other citrus fruit.
• shgadwa Raw Newbie

  The peel of lemons, oranges, grapefruits, etc are very good for you but makes the juice taste very bitter. Also, DO NOT juice the peels of non organic fruits as it would be toxic due to the petecides. bananas, do not juice. The white part of the orage is high in biflavoids.
• coconut dream

  putting frozen nanners through a juicer with a blank screen makes for DELICIOUS smooth and creamy ice cream!!!

  use coconut flakes and cacao nibs for sprinkles.

  make a chocolate sauce using cacao powder and coconut oil.

  rgkAJEdgdrool
• coconut dream

  without the peel

  sorry totally non related.
• Mairzee_dotes

  Rawveganlove says the inner peel is toxic…..then Rawmama says to avoid the COLORED part (the zest), but to eat the pith part beneath the colored peel as the nutrients are there.
  Now I am really confused as to which part (IF ANY) of the peel is safe to use. Anyone know FOR SURE on this?
  Marcy