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Research Why most vegetables should not be peeled
Experts repeatedly point out how important it is to eat vegetables regularly. However, it should always be thoroughly washed before consumption in order to rinse off harmful germs. Whether the respective vegetable varieties are also to be peeled, is controversial. An expert from the US advises against.
Health benefits of herbal food
Health experts recommend consuming at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, and some even think that ten servings would be even better. This provides your body with essential vitamins and minerals and thus protects against diseases. In addition, certain plant substances contained in it can help with weight loss. However, the positive effects of consumption are reduced when peeling vegetables. Because in the shell are usually very many important nutrients.
Health experts usually advise on plant-based foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals. Vegetables should not be peeled. Because in the shell are particularly many nutrients. (Image: M.studio/fotolia.com) Wash fruits and vegetables before eating
As it is repeatedly found that fruits and vegetables are contaminated with pesticides, some people assume that it would be better to peel such foods.
However, if the respective products are contaminated with chemicals, the substances are often in the entire plant, which is why peeling is not useful in this regard. In order to exclude pesticide residues as far as possible, organic products should be used.
In addition, fruits and vegetables should be washed well with water and possibly brushed before consumption.
Nutrients in the shell
Some people do not peel the vegetables at all out of concern for chemical stress, but because they prefer it or have learned it from their childhood.
An example of vegetables that are often peeled are cucumbers. But the dark green skin contains a lot of valuable antioxidants as well as a lot of vitamin K..
In a report from the Daily Mail, nutrition expert Mary Jane Detroyer of New York states that many vegetables contain more nutrients in their skins than in the rest of the vegetables.
Like cucumbers, peppers, zucchini and many other varieties, fresh carrots can also be eaten unpeeled.
Potatoes - Peel or not?
For potatoes, opinions differ. For example, experts point out that, for example, new potatoes do not have to be peeled.
However, the website of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection states that generally no potato peel should be eaten.
This is recommended by the Federal Institute for Potato Research. In addition to the occurrence of solanine, the treatment of potatoes with germ or mold inhibitors after harvest is one reason.
Detroyer points to the important components. The shell of the potato contains a lot of iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6 and vitamin C..
"When people make mashed potatoes, they often think they have to peel potatoes. But you can simply cook them and mix them into the rest of the puree, "says the nutrition expert.
Half of the food intake should be herbal
Detroyer pointed out how important antioxidants are in the shell of vegetables. These fight against free radicals that can cause damage to the body.
Among other things, protect the vitamins C and E - which are included in many vegetables - from the destructive effects of free radicals.
In the shell, more fiber is usually found, as in the vegetables themselves. The more colored the shell, the better.
The nutritionist said that she also has no problem with vegetables that have a hard shell: "When I fry an eggplant, I fry it with the skin. Or if I'm cooking a butternut squash, I cook it with the shell. "
According to Detroyer, 50 percent of daily food intake should be made from vegetable diet. (Ad)