How do you use peels of vegetables and fruits?

@Icydoll (36717)

India

February 13, 2018 7:21am CST

Think twice before throwing away the peels of fruits and vegetables.Nothing is a waste in this world .Some people use peels of fruits and vegetables in pickles like bottle gourd ,raw mango peel.here are some other uses of peels: Potato peel: contains high vitamin c used by keeping on eyes for relaxation. Banana peel :Many use them for white teeth,as they contain high potassium, Magnesium, manganese Orange peel,lemon: these peels with awesome aroma can be used as room fresheners by boiling them in hot water .orange peels dried used in face packs too. Onion peel: these peels acts as fertilizer for plants ,as they contain sulphur. There are so many to use.how do you use peels?.Do you use any friends..share if you do .

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• Semarang, Indonesia

13 Feb 18

Orange peel useful to repel mosquitoes too...

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

@kakah87 thank you my dear friend for sharing this .

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• Semarang, Indonesia

14 Feb 18

@Icydoll your welcome my friend.

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@Kandae11 (55186)

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13 Feb 18

I grate the lemon rind and sprinkle it on salads. I also slice cucumber without removing the skin.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

That's nice my friend.yeah they use grated lemon on cakes.orange peels are also used for different flavours.its good to eat cucumber :)

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@LadyDuck (472222)

• Switzerland

13 Feb 18

I use the peels of organic oranges to make a liquor and also the zests for the cakes. Banana and potato peels are good as fertilizer.

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@LadyDuck (472222)

• Switzerland

14 Feb 18

@Icydoll Egg shells are a good fertilizer.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

@LadyDuck that's nice my friend Anna.yeah so many use grated orange in cake.even they use egg shells as fertilizer for plants.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

@LadyDuck yeah Anna ,glad you aware of its uses .thank you for sharing friend :)

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@Teekaaa (11580)

• India

13 Feb 18

Banana peel is used for treating skin tags!

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@Teekaaa (11580)

• India

13 Feb 18

@miketagz I don't have it

He he he

@Teekaaa (11580)

• India

13 Feb 18

@miketagz ok.. have a great day! see you around!

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

@Teekaaa yeah my dear but how do they use for tags.do they use plaster to fix it

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@Daelii (5619)

• United States

13 Feb 18

I don't... I usually toss for wild life / garden!

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

That's nice of you

@Mshafeeq (1445)

• Bangalore, India

13 Feb 18

i use banana peel for teeth and onion i never tired.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

Yeah banana peel works well

.onion works well for rose plants

@prashu228 (37521)

• India

13 Feb 18

I know only about orange peels but never use it..

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

@prashu228 yeah some don't like the smell of it.you can opt for lemons.

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• China

14 Feb 18

I throw themes away straightly,because washing and using they are both awful things to me

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

That's okay.may be you are worried about chemicals on peels.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

13 Feb 18

orange and apple peel I just eat

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

13 Feb 18

@Icydoll straight off the fruit itself

@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

@arthurchappell fruit itself..how about the oils present on orange and lemon?.they have bitter taste right.?

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

@arthurchappell In which foods do you use them ?

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@amadeo (111938)

• United States

13 Feb 18

same here no skins or peels.

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@Gita17112016 (3611)

• Trinidad And Tobago

13 Feb 18

I recently saw a cookshow on TV where the chef was sharing ways to use peels and other odd and ends in your refrigerator. It was quite a novel experience. I think I might try potato peel as fries. I use the potato with the jackets, cucumbers and off course edible fruits with the skin . although I was warned to 'peel' apples because the were waxed for sale.

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@Gita17112016 (3611)

• Trinidad And Tobago

14 Feb 18

@Icydoll Oh, I didn't know that. I usually wash fruits with ordinary tap water.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Feb 18

@Gita17112016 that's nice friend.yeah I also heard about the wax on apple's.but I can't stay away I like them to eat with skin

.it's better to wash fruits with salt,vinegar mixture.

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@almostoveryou (4805)

• Philippines

3 Jul 18

I put the orange peels in the refrigerator because I read somewhere that they act as deodorizer. The other peels I throw into the compost.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

3 Jul 18

Yes, it works well as deodoriser

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14 Feb 18

If I am peeling potatoes I bake them in the oven for awhile with some seasoning. Absolutely delicious.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

That's nice.hope you are having nice time here.

@arunima25 (87852)

• Bangalore, India

25 Jul 18

MY peels go for compost for my garden. But there are some peels that I used in my recipes like I make chutney with my banana peel, my lauki peel ( ridge gourd) makes yummy chutney or dry sauted vegetable.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

25 Jul 18

Yeah some are good for making chutney.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

26 Jul 18

@arunima25 yeah I have tried

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@arunima25 (87852)

• Bangalore, India

25 Jul 18

@Icydoll Have you tried them or tasted them?

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37396)

• Toccoa, Georgia

14 Feb 18

We recycle lots of vegetable peels. We have a compost pile out back near our woods where we toss peels and cover them with dirt. The compost pile eventually degrades and enriches the dirt, which is then used in our future gardens.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

You are awesome friend.glad you are aware of its uses :).yeah it's good for soil and plants

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@rakski (126690)

• Philippines

21 Feb 18

I use lemon and orange some in baking and cooking.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

21 Feb 18

Yeah that add different flavour

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

14 Feb 18

That's quite informative thanks .

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

My pleasure to share friend :)

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

14 Feb 18

I never really thought about using them for all those things but I will think twice about it now. Thank you

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

We have to think friend :)and try to clean fruits and vegetables before using it.My pleasure to share with you friend :).

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@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

14 Feb 18

I use mine for potatoes and peel off the skin and also for carrots and peel off the sin of the carrot too.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

Yeah in my previous discussion you said that about peeling off potato skin.we will try once eating it with skin .:)

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14 Feb 18

I don't know whether it is use or not

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Feb 18

That's ok.then follow up what I mentioned :)