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Is it better to eat the orange peel or to take it off?

I've always wanted to know this. My co-workers eat dried orange peels.

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1. I would peel it
2. You should take the peel off.
3. All the nutrition is always in the peel of any fruit or veggie!!!!
4. Peel it. The white part (the pith) is VERY bitter. I'm guessing that they're eating candied orange peel-which has had a ton of sugar added to it, and is actually pretty good stuff. The very thin outside layer is good to eat-people usually use it as a flavoring agent-orange zest, and that can be candied as well.
5. YOU should eat the peels and throw out the Orange.
6. It's probably a whole lot healthier to eat the peel, but I don't think I would survive the flavor.
7. Eat the peel, it is high in vitamin C. It is good for you. it is also good that your co-workers are eating the peels too.
8. Peel it; the peel is high in fiber, but not much else; you can use it in sauces, salads or relishes.
9. Although it is done in some cultures like Africa, I wouldn't eat orange peels myself, they're very bitter. If you DO want to eat them, you might peel the orange , scrape off most of the white part, then slice the orange part into matchsticks. They might be good tossed into a salad or in oatmeal. I'd try simmering them with raisins in a little sugar and water, maybe with some cinnamon. (I haven't tried it- don't know WHAT would happen.) But what ever you do WASH THAT ORANGE FIRST- they probably spray or coat them. You CAN eat Kumquat fruits whole (they're those little things like oranges, the size of a large grape) the outside is bitter, the inside is sweet. Very interesting to eat.
10. peel it its nasty without are you like 2 years old?