Eating an orange vs drinking it

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TweetWhen I go to Village Inn for breakfast I tell them to bring me a whole orange. Eat the whole dame thing. Same with a grapefruit. Peel it and eat it. Lemons too. That white stuff is very good for inflammation.


Pith
Health benefits from eating pith and albedo
albedo(the white matter under the peel)and pith, are they one in the same?

The pith is the white skin on the inside of an orange. I scrape the white skin on the inside and leave the outside skin alone.

Are there any health benefits from eating pirth and what are they?

Yes, it has some anti-cancer properties and antioxidants actually, so it is very good for you. In fact, the white pith contains the highest amount of bioflavonoids (an antioxidant), and vitamin C of the whole orange. Also there's some great fiber in it.

So, on an orange, the part we normally peel and throw away has more nutritional value than the part we are accustomed to eating?

For better results eat the whole orange. Further, I imagine that would remain true for most fruits and vegetables, like the potato.

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Tweeti LOVE a good orange. but nothing pisses me off more than peeling an orange and its all dried out n'shyt