are banana peels edible?

curious george · 04-03-2007, 12:29 AM

hello everyone. my brother is bananas about bananas. he eats the whole thing ( peel and all). i was wondering if that is ok or if should he not be eating the peels. are they just unpleasant (in my opinion) or actually inedible? any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

JoeReal · 04-03-2007, 11:15 AM

banana peels are edible, even though they are very unpleasant and very "ropey" to eat.

For the cooking types, we can harvest them while green, then slice them or dice them off without taking the peels, and use them as vegetables in various recipes. The green provides added vitamins and flavors when cooked.

So they're really edible.

I've also made wine from banana peels, and the wine, although has more of a grassy smell, has the astringency similar to grape wine.

You can surely make vinegar out of banana peels, that I have done more than 30 years ago.

Tangy · 07-13-2007, 03:26 PM

They may be edible but I would worry about pesticides or other chemicals. Obviously if you grow them yourself this is not an issue.

Gabe15 · 07-13-2007, 08:44 PM

my first thought is what tangy was thinking. if you grow them yourself they are fine, but after all the chemicals and sprays and shipping and handling of commercial bananas, i would not want those in my mouth!

JoeReal · 07-13-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

my first thought is what tangy was thinking. if you grow them yourself they are fine, but after all the chemicals and sprays and shipping and handling of commercial bananas, i would not want those in my mouth!

That's right, not even the flesh inside of commercial bananas. Chemicals readily diffuse from the skin to the flesh, don't eat commercial bananas at all!

shopgirl2 · 10-23-2007, 11:34 AM

I would not eat them because of the chemicals they are sprayed with. However, they are WONDERFUL FOOD Roses! In addition, my grandmother would use the peelings for fertilizer for the banana trees. They are rich in Calcium and bananas provide it as well.

My grandmother had coffee farms as well as bananas. They would turn the bananas over using it as a source of food for the new banana plantings as well as the older ones.

bencelest · 11-04-2007, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by shopgirl2

My grandmother had coffee farms as well as bananas. They would turn the bananas over using it as a source of food for the new banana plantings as well as the older ones.

Shopgirl:
Do you mean that your grandmother use the p-stem as mulch for the new bananas?

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curious george Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 743 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	are banana peels edible? hello everyone. my brother is bananas about bananas. he eats the whole thing ( peel and all). i was wondering if that is ok or if should he not be eating the peels. are they just unpleasant (in my opinion) or actually inedible? any info would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

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JoeReal Senior Member JoeReal's Photo Gallery Location: Davis, California USDA zone 9 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 905 BananaBucks : 16,262 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 19 Thanked 124 Times in 85 Posts Welcomes: 2	Re: are banana peels edible? banana peels are edible, even though they are very unpleasant and very "ropey" to eat. For the cooking types, we can harvest them while green, then slice them or dice them off without taking the peels, and use them as vegetables in various recipes. The green provides added vitamins and flavors when cooked. So they're really edible. I've also made wine from banana peels, and the wine, although has more of a grassy smell, has the astringency similar to grape wine. You can surely make vinegar out of banana peels, that I have done more than 30 years ago.

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Tangy Member Location: Asheville NC Find me on the map! Zone: 7A Name: Michael Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 78 BananaBucks : 479 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: are banana peels edible? They may be edible but I would worry about pesticides or other chemicals. Obviously if you grow them yourself this is not an issue.

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