Are cucumber skins bad for you? If i don't peel them first?!


Question: Are cucumber skins bad for you!? If i don't peel them first!?
i wash the wax off as far as I know!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Cucumbers are 90% water and the vitamins are in the skin!. It's great for the eyes and skin!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

They are OK slightly bitter!.!.
it is fine!.!.
as for the vitamins,,, old wives tale
use common sense,,,, 98% water!?!?!?
so just what is disolved in that water (yup the vitamins minerals to feed the SEEDS!.!. the skin is to protect the interior,,, the reason the bitter taste )
I often see cucks pealed in salads,,, Just to avoid the bitter tasteWww@FoodAQ@Com

Cucumber skin is perfectly healthy for you!. However, if you are prone to developing kidney stones, many doctors recommend that you remove the skin!. If not, then you're in the clear, sweetie!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No that is the healthy part I have to eat them!. They are green and realkly healthy!. so i recomend leaving them on for color and crunch added to your mea or snack!. Just make sure you wash them first Haha , hope it helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com

Nah they arent bad!.

Not bad at all!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I eat the skin on everything!.!.!. fruits and vegetables and stuff :)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Some people have trouble digesting them;-{ they give gas!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

nope! they are edibleWww@FoodAQ@Com





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