Fruit

Peel

Banana peel is the thick protective skin—green, yellow, or brown-spotted with ripeness—almost always discarded in Western cookery. It is bitter and tannic raw; some cuisines cook peeled strips in spiced or candied preparations, but that is specialty, not the default. Use peel colour as a ripeness gauge for the flesh inside. Compost peels; do not present raw peel as a snack. Wash if you plan any cooked peel recipe, as surfaces are handled heavily in transit.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

CompostDiscardedSpecialty Cooked Recipes

Traits

Bitter RawColour Signals RipenessRipeness IndicatorThickThick PeelUsually Discarded

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 42.2

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.31 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 4.94 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 12.9 g
Dietary Fibre 3.98 g
Total Sugars 10.5 g
Complex / starch 0.96 g
Protein 0.79 g
Water 67.4 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 42.2 kcal
Water 67.4 g
Carbohydrates 12.9 g
- Sugars 10.5 g
- Starch 0.96 g
- Fibre 3.98 g
Protein 0.79 g
Fat 0.31 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
  - Omega-3 0.01 g
Vitamins 38.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.39 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 14.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.28 mg
- Vitamin K 4.6 µg
Minerals 328 mg
- Major Minerals 327 mg
  - Calcium 46 mg
  - Sodium 4.94 mg
  - Potassium 276 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.4 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.2 · vitamin-b6: 0.39 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 14.3 · vitamin-e: 0.28 · vitamin-k: 4.6 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 4.94 · Potassium: 276 · Calcium: 46 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Peel and rind are fibre-rich outer tissues with concentrated pigments.

History

1900

Export marketing taught consumers to judge banana ripeness by peel colour.

2000

Waste-reduction cooks experimented with cooked banana peel recipes outside mainstream use.