When you make lemonade, eat a grapefruit or simply squeeze a fresh cup of orange juice, you consume vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant which combats free radicals that damage our cells. Besides this, vitamin C is amazing to combat and prevent colds. But did you know that throwing out the peel of citrus fruits is like throwing out more than half of the benefits that they can give you? Read on to find out how much you're missing if you're discarding the peels!
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The peel of citrus fruits has healing powers, can be used as air freshners, as insect repellents, to make infusions and wonderful desserts. Check out my gallery so you can know all about the many uses of this ingredient we usually trash.
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