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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / March 2007Eating carrots with skin on?
Is it ok to eat the skin as long as you wash them properly? Is their nutrition in the skin? Are there a lot of pestacides in it? Is it any different then eating an apple with the skin on? On Mar 2, 7:43 pm, veg_...@yahoo.com wrote: > Is it ok to eat the skin as long as you wash them properly? Is their > nutrition in the skin? Are there a lot of pestacides in it? Is it any > different then eating an apple with the skin on? I peel my carrots to reduce the chance of any bacterial contamination. Carotene is the major pro-vitamin which gives the carrot its orange color. Cooking doesn't reduce the carotene content appreciably and probably results in a greater amount absorbed. -- Ron On Mar 3, 1:43 am, veg_...@yahoo.com wrote: > Is it ok to eat the skin as long as you wash them properly? Is their > nutrition in the skin? Are there a lot of pestacides in it? Is it any > different then eating an apple with the skin on? If they are ORDINARY CARROTS (Non Organic) you must Peel them otherwise you risk getting large doses of organo phosphate pesticides you loose a lot of the nutrients located under the carrots skin best solution to this buy ORGANIC if you can afford it an article about this was in the newspaper some years back. Regards, Heidy > If they are ORDINARY CARROTS (Non Organic) you must Peel them > otherwise you risk getting large doses of organo phosphate pesticides Really? |
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