Peel (fruit)
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Peel, also known as rind or skin, is the outer protective layer of a fruit or vegetable which can be peeled off. The rind is usually the botanical exocarp, but the term exocarp also includes the hard
Orange flavedo and albedo
Chocolate-coated citrus peel.
A partially peeled banana
Banana
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A banana is an elongated, edible fruit that is botanically a berry produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, cooking bananas are cal
Peel (fruit)
…as part of the fruit, such as with apples. In some cases the peel is unpleasant or inedible, in which case it is removed and discarded, such as with bananas or grapefruits. The peel of some fruits—for example, pomegranates—is high in tannins and other polyphenols, and is employed in the production of dyes…
Fruits of four different cultivars. Left to right: plantain, red banana, apple banana, and Cavendish banana
A corm, about 25 cm (10 in) across
Young plant
Female flowers have petals at the tip of the ovary