Most vegetables and fruit in their peel contain the highest concentration of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals.
Please do not rush to clean these products, have them together with the peel.
Apples
The peel of apples is too hard for chewing and digestion. But this is where the main focus of useful fiber for satiety and better digestion. In the peel of apples are many quercetins, vitamin C, and triterpenoids that protect the body from cancer.
Eggplant
Peel of eggplants may taste bitter, and not soak them in saltwater; most get rid of it. However, the rind of this product contains a unique phytonutrient nasunin. It is a powerful antioxidant that protects cells from damage and premature aging.
Pasternak
This root vegetable similar to carrots, white color, slightly tangy taste. And the top layer is a source of many nutrients (folate and manganese), so it is best to cook it with the peel on.
Cucumbers
Some people prefer to cut the cucumber with a tough rind for the soft salad, which, incidentally, contains immune-boosting antioxidants and fiber for gentle cleansing of the body.
Potatoes
Prepare the mashed potatoes with the skin is unlikely to succeed. Still, baked or boiled unpeeled, it contains 20% more nutrients (including vitamins and minerals), as well as all the necessary fiber.
Carrots
The skin of carrots contains the necessary antioxidants to help protect the entire body before cooking the carrots, just good to wash and not RUB with a stiff brush to get rid of the earth.