New Recipe: Banana Peels Are The Latest Culinary Craze!

New Recipe: Banana Peels Are The Latest Culinary Craze!
New Recipe: Banana Peels Are The Latest Culinary Craze!

Bananas may have been the world’s first cultivated fruit, but for thousands of years, people have thought the peel serves no purpose. Banana peel cuisine has come into the spotlight recently, and people are discovering more and more ways to use the peels!

Banana peels make up 30 to 40 percent of the weight, and nearly 3.5 million tons of banana peels are wasted every year. However, banana peel waste has carbon-rich organic compounds that can decompose and biodegrade, which creates odor and produces excessive emissions of greenhouse gases, and in turn, contributes to climate change.

Banana peels are pumped with protein and fiber and have lots of great nutrients like vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, iron, essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants, and potassium. It’s also a great source of some biogenic amines, which include dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, which are all essential for nervous system functioning, blood pressure control, and mental health. They also have anti-diabetic, anti-mutagenic, anti-diarrheal, and anti-tumor properties!

If people knew that banana peels are edible and just how many amazing ways to use and prepare peels, we could help out the environment and have a new favorite snack.

According to Forbes, here are some innovative ways companies around the world are using banana peels to cut down waste and emissions!

Banana Peel “Meat”

Banana peel “bacon” is a new craze and Aya Comfort Food in Brazil makes their banana peel bacon for a sandwich with peppers, onions, and tomatoes. They also use the “bacon” for their vegan breakfast tofu scramble.

Companies all over are starting to use peels like Banana Business. This Dutch startup uses banana peels to make plant-based alternatives like “pulled peel,” imitating pulled pork. They also process peels in their secret spice mix and turn it into filling for wraps, salads, and other dishes.

Banana Peel Snacks

Dope Dry Munchies is a company in San Antonio, Texas, which, unlike other companies, uses the skin of all fruit in their delicious dehydrated fruit snacks. That’s right, the skin of kiwis, strawberries, pears, pineapples, and bananas all stay in the snack and people love them! They also pride themselves on being sulfur dioxide and preservative-free.

Banana Peel Rum

Banana Peel Rum by William Grant & Sons’ Discarded Spirits is a sweet Caribbean rum that is infused with banana peels. They collect their peels from a local flavor house that uses the fruit but disposes of the peels and gives them a whole new use. Their rum has won two categories in the 2020 World Beverage Innovation Awards.

Source: Discarded Spirits/Youtube

Banana Peel Flour

You may have noticed wheat or other food prices go up since the Russian invasion of Ukraine because much of the world’s wheat is grown there. Banana peel flour, which is high in fiber, is a perfect alternative to wheat flour and helps use waste that would otherwise be tossed.

Source: GLOBAL FOOD BOOK/Youtube

Banana Peel Bread

Zingerman’s Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan, makes classic banana bread but, unlike others, includes the peels in the recipe. This makes the bread more nutrient-dense and uses waste that would be thrown away! Although the banana bread here is not vegan, check out these vegan banana nut bread recipes that you can throw the whole peel into!

Banana Peel Tea

Banana peel tea can be made from boiling banana peels for ten minutes. This takes all of the nutrients and benefits of the peel without eating it. Since banana peels are high in magnesium and potassium, this is a very common sleepy time tea.

Source: Sleepopolis/Youtube

There’s no reason you should throw out your peels. You can also throw a whole banana peel in your smoothie, chop it up for some curry, or even make a banana peel stir fry. The options are endless! Don’t let these peels go to waste. If the sound of eating them isn’t something you can get on board with, they can also be soaked in water to make a “vitamin tea” for your house plants. Be sure to check out these other ways you can use the peels at home.

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