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This is why you should be eating your banana peel

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you should eat edible banana skins and peels
Yup, the skins are edible after all (Picture: METRO/Getty)

Banana peel is not just a timeless comedy prop, it’s an overlooked nutritional goldmine.

That’s right – you can actually eat all your banana, from the flesh inside to the very last piece of skin – which is not only less wasteful, but good for you too.

The thought of chomping down on the tough, yellow skin may be off-putting, but it’s worth it: the skin is full of even more of the good stuff that banana flesh contains, like potassium, magnesium and fibre.

Plus it’s jam-packed with tryptophan, which is key in creating serotonin – the chemical that can help alleviate depression and assist with healthy sleep.

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