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PrinceEdwardan You Eat Mango Skin – Mangoes are major fiber, vitamin, and mineral contributors. The skin of the mango itself is another good source of nutrients such as carotenoids, but it can also have pesticide residues or cause allergic reactions.
The skin of fruits and vegetables, which is the peel or rind, protects the tender inner meat.
Even though peels are usually very much wasted, most of them are highly edible, with nutritious fibers, vitamins and minerals packed with highly powerful plant compounds.
Mango is one fruit, very popularly consumed among other fruits with the skin peeled before it is consumed.
There are people who argue that mango skin, which is very nutritious, is meant to be eaten instead of being thrown away.
Mango skin contains urushiol, a cocktail of organic chemicals also found in poison ivy and poison oak
Urushiol can promote an allergic response in some people, especially those with sensitivities to poison ivy and other urushiol-heavy plants.
Be aware that consuming mango skin may cause an itchy rash and swelling of your skin.
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