Dear Jaspreet, A Google Scholar search “nutrition banana peel” reveals a few papers including these http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/medwelljournals/jftech/2008/263-266.pdf ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/tropentag/proceedings/1999/referate/STD_A23.pdf http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/bitstream/2268/73462/1/Banana%20accepted.pdf All the best, Anders Anders Møller Danish Food Informatics Borgediget 12 DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark From: Food Composition Discussion Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ahuja, Jaspreet Sent: 24 September 2015 22:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: nutritional benefits of eating banana peels Hello all We received an urgent request from a magazine reporter who would like to get expert advice on the nutritional benefits of eating banana peels. In the U.S., banana peels are not customarily consumed. If you know of resources to which we can direct the reporter, I would greatly appreciate it. Best Jaspreet KC Ahuja Nutritionist USDA, Agricultural Research Service Nutrient Data Laboratory Room 209A, Building 005, BARC-West 10300 Baltimore Avenue Beltsville, MD 20705 301.504.0695 (voice) 301.504.0692 (fax) <https://mail.usda.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=Rm2mOGYExEqUHOS3nJUbU12A2S8h_dAIiX1B gjkNdvk5pBz3ATXSOn5MeU-RFuZuF7D4I4FwxeI.&URL=mailto%3apamela.pehrsson%40ars. usda.gov> [log in to unmask] _____ To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L <https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1> &A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1