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European Journal of Food Science and Technology
Vol.4, No.4, pp.12-21, September 2016
___Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org)
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOME SELECTED FRUIT PEELS
Feumba Dibanda Romelle1, Ashwini Rani P.2 and Ragu Sai Manohar2
1
Food and Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant
Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon
3
Department of Flour Milling, Baking and Confectionary Technology, Central Food
Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
ABSTRACT: Global fruit production has experienced a remarkable increase. In 2011, almost
640 million tonnes of fruits were gathered throughout the world. In some fruits, peels represent
almost 30% of the total weight and are the primary by-product. This study aims to investigate
the chemical composition of fruit peels of some selected fruits. Peels of eight fresh fruits
(orange, watermelon, apple, pomegranate, pawpaw, banana, pineapple and mango) were
removed and analyzed for their nutrients and anti-nutrients contents. The results showed that
lipid, protein, ash, crude fiber and carbohydrates contents in fruit peels were respectively from
3.36 ± 0.37 to 12.61 ± 0.63%, from 2.80 ± 0.17 to 18.96 ± 0.92%, from 1.39 ± 0.14 to 12.45 ±
0.38%, from 11.81 ± 0.06 to 26.31 ± 0.01% and from 32.16 ± 1.22 to 63.80 ± 0.16%. The
minerals composition of fruit peels was respectively from 8.30 ± 0.54 to 162.03 ± 7.54 mg/100g
for calcium, 0.66 ± 0.06 to 6.84 ± 0.55 mg/100g for zinc, 9.22 ± 0.63 to 45.58 ± 2.37 mg/100g
for iron and 0.52 ± 0.10 to 9.05 ± 0.34 mg/100g for manganese. Concerning anti-nutrients,
oxalates, hydrogen cyanides, phytates and alkaloids levels in fruit peels were within the
threshold value reported as safety limit. The phenolics content of fruit peels ranged from 0.91
± 0.06 to 24.06 ± 0.89%. Due to the proven health benefits of phenolic compounds, peels of
these fruits can be used as good ingredients in formulation of health benefits food products.
KEYWORDS: Fruit peels, Nutrients, Anti-Nutrients, Phenolic Compounds
INTRODUCTION
Global fruit production has experienced a remarkable increase. Output has been growing at an
annual rate of about 3 percent over the last decade. In 2011, almost 640 million tonnes of fruits
were gathered throughout the world. India is the second largest producer of fruits after China,
with a production of 81,285 million tonnes of fruits from an area of 6,892 million hectares. A
large variety of fruits is grown in India, among which banana (32.6%), mango (22.1%), citrus
(12.4%) and pawpaw (6.6%) are the major ones (Indian Horticulture Database, 2013).
Under the recommendation of WHO, a minimum daily intake of 400 g of fruit and vegetables
must be observed, based on evidence that higher levels were protective against cardiovascular
diseases and some cancers. This recommendation has led to the launch of the ‘5-a-day’fruit
and vegetable campaign in many countries (HSCIC, 2012; Oyebode et al., 2014) leading to an
increase in fresh fruits consumption. In the other hand, because most of the fruits are seasonal
and have low shelf-life, the majority of the fruits produced are processed to extend their
availability all over the year. So fruits are usually processed into bottled fruits, juices, jams,
marmalades, jellies, bars, pickles, dried or crystallized fruits, etc (UNIDO, 2004). However,
fruits processing generates a great amount of wastes.
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By-products of fruits processing industry considered as fruits wastes consist mainly of core,
seeds, pomace and peels, contain large amounts of water and are in a wet and easily fermentable
form. If not processed further, these agrowastes produce odor, soil pollution, harborage for
insects and can give rise to serious environmental pollution (Shalini and Gupta, 2010). Before,
some attempts were made to use agrowastes essentially for livestock feed and fuel purposes.
Recently, scientists were able to develop high value products from these by-products such as
cosmetics, medicines and the recovery seems to be economically attractive (Ashoush and
Gadallah, 2011). The idea of utilising fruit by-products mainly the peels which in some fruits
represent almost 30% of the total weight, have slowly gaining popularity especially when
researchers found that peels possessed better biological activities than other parts of the fruit
(Moon and Shibamoto, 2009). More recently, with the increasing interest for natural sources
of bioactive compounds and the popularity of the concept of functional foods, food products
enriched with fruit peels are been developed (Babiker et al., 2013 ; Altunkaya et al., 2013).
However the potential application of fruit peels in food supplementation depends strongly on
their chemical composition. Hence in this study, the nutritional composition of some fruit peels
is investigated with the aim of exploiting the potential value of these peels.
MATERIALS AND METHODS

Procurement of fruits
Three kilograms of each fresh and fully ripe fruits (pawpaw, pineapple, mango, apple, banana,
orange, pomegranate, and watermelon) were purchased from the Mysore District Hopcoms
(CFTRI). The fruits used were Carica pawpaw var. local (pawpaw local), Ananas cosmos var.
Smooth Cayenne (Pineapple Smooth Cayenne), Mangifera indica var. Alphonso (mango
Alphonso), Malus sylvestris var. Red Delicious (apple Red Delicious), Musa acuminata var.
Cavendish (banana Cavendish), Citrus sinensis var. Navel (orange Navel), Punica granatum
var. red cultivar (red cultivar of pomegranate) and Citrullus lanatus var. green cultivar
(watermelon regular).
Preparation of fruit peels

Fresh fruits were washed and allowed to dry at room temperature. For mango, pawpaw, apple,
banana and pineapple, all the peel was removed using either a scraper or a sharpened knife. For
watermelon, pomegranate and orange, only the colored part of the peel were carefully peeled
to minimise the inclusion of albedo which is an inner layer of spongy white tissue. The yield
was recorded and fresh peels were dried at 50° C then ground to obtain a fine powder.
Determination of proximate composition

Moisture content was determined after oven drying to a constant weight at 105 °C. Ash,
proteins, lipids and crude fibers were analyzed according to AOAC methods (AOAC, 1990;
AOAC, 2000) and carbohydrates content was determined according to FAO (1982) by
difference as follows:
Carbohydrate % = 100 – (moisture % + protein % + ash % + lipid % + crude fiber %).
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Determination of mineral composition of fruit peels
An amount of 2 g of fruit peels was dried in an air oven at 105 °C for 3 hours. The dried sample
was next charred until it ceased to smoke. The charred sample was then ashed in a muffle
furnace at 550°C until a whitish or greyish ash was obtained. The ash was treated with
concentrated hydrochloric acid transferred to a volumetric flask and made up to 100 mL before
submission to atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS).
For AAS, a SHIMADZU atomic absorption flame emission spectrophotometer model AA-670
IF with an air-acetylene flame, and wavelength respectively set to 422.7 nm for calcium, 279.5
nm for manganese, 248.3 nm for iron and 213.9 nm for zinc determination was used. Stock
solutions (1000 ppm) of calcium, manganese, iron and zinc were used to prepare working
standard solutions with at least 4 concentrations within the analytical range. To eliminate
phosphorus interference, lanthanum chloride was added to working standard solutions of
calcium and to the test ash solution destined to calcium determination so that the final solutions
contained 1% La. Concentration of each mineral contained in test solutions was calculated from
the standard curve prepared.
Determination of anti-nutrients in fruit peels

The levels of anti-nutrients like hydrogen cyanides, phytates, alkaloids, oxalates and phenolic
compounds were investigated using standardized procedures.
Determination of hydrogen cyanides content

The hydrogen cyanide content in fruit peels was determined by the procedure described by
AOAC (1995).
Determination of phytates content

An amount of 4 g of fruit peel was soaked into 100 mL of 2% hydrochloric acid for five hours
and was filtered. A volume of 25 mL of the filtrate was taken into a conical flask and 5
mL of 0.3% ammonium thiocyanate solution was added. The mixture was titrated with a
standard solution of iron (III) chloride until a brownish-yellow colour persists for 5 min (Reddy
et al., 1982).
Determination of alkaloids content

About 5 g of each sample was weighed and dispersed into 50 mL of 10% acetic acid
solution in ethanol. The mixture was well shaken and then allowed to stand for about 4 h before
it was filtered. The filtrate was then evaporated to one quarter of its original volume on
hot plate. Concentrated ammonium hydroxide was added drop wise in order to precipitate the
alkaloids. A pre-weighed filter paper was used to filter off the precipitate and it was then
washed with 1% ammonium hydroxide solution. The filter paper containing the precipitate was
dried on an oven at 60 oC for 30 min, transferred into desiccators to cool and then reweighed
until a constant weight was obtained. The constant weight was recorded. The weight of the
alkaloid was determined by weight difference of the filter paper and expressed as a percentage
of the sample weight analyzed (Harborne, 1973).
Determination of oxalates content

Fruit peel (2 g) of the sample was digested with 10 mL of 6 M hydrochloric acid for 1 h and
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made up to 250 mL in a volumetric flask. The pH of the filtrate was adjusted with concentrated
ammonium hydroxide solution until the colour of solution changed from salmon pink
colour to a faint yellow colour. Thereafter, the filtrate was treated with 10 mL of 5% calcium
chloride solution to precipitate the insoluble oxalate. The suspension was now centrifuged at
2500 rpm, after which the supernatant was decanted and the precipitate completely dissolved
in 10 mL of 20% sulphuric acid. The total filtrate resulting from the dissolution in sulphuric
acid is made up to 300 mL. An aliquot of 125 mL of the filtrate was heated until near boiling
point and then titrated against 0.01 N of standardized potassium permanganate solution to a
faint pink colour which persisted for about 30 s (Oke, 1966).
Determination of total phenolics content

Total phenolics content in fruit peels were analyzed for total phenolics content according to the
Folin-Ciocalteu method (Dewantoo et al., 2002). An amount of 2 g of fruit peels paste was
extracted with 20 mL of ethanol 80% for 1 h. The mixture was centrifuged at 3000 g for 10
min and the supernatant collected. To a volume of 100 µL of fruit peels extracts, were added
1.150 mL of distilled water and 250 µL of the Folin-Ciocalteau solution. After 6 min, 2.5 mL
of a solution of sodium carbonate 7% were added and the volume was adjusted to 6 mL with
distilled water. The mixture was allowed to stand for 90 min. Optical density was measured at
760 nm using a spectrometer. The calibration curve was obtained using gallic acid as standard
and the concentration ranged from 20 to 600 mg/mL. The results were expressed as gallic acid
equivalents/100 g of sample.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Proximate composition of fruit peels
The yield of fruit peels and their nutrients content are presented in table 1. Table 1 reveals that
the yield of peels in studied fruits ranged from 6.44 ± 0.02 to 33.81 ± 0.56%. The yield of
banana peel obtained (33.81 ± 0.56%) was similar to the finding of Nagarajaiah and Prakash
(2011) stating that banana peels form about 18-33% of the whole fruit. Similarly, the proportion
of peels in pomegranate (11.69 ± 0.03%) was consistent with the finding of Eikani et al. (2012)
who reported that pomegranate peel constitutes 5 to 15% of its total weight.
Table 1: Proximate composition of fruit peels

Fruit Yield (g/100 Proximate composition (g/100g dry peel)
g of fresh Crude
weight of proteins Lipids Ash Crude fibers Carbohydrates
fruit)
Pawpaw 10.21 ± 0.04 18.06 ± 0.92 5.47 ± 0.67 10.22 ± 0.05 12.16 ± 0.06 37.49 ± 0.74
Pineapple 9.17 ± 0.67 5.11 ± 0.02 5.31 ± 0.74 4.39 ± 0.14 14.80 ± 0.01 55.52 ± 0.92
Mango 9.94 ± 0.03 5.00 ± 0.09 4.72 ± 0.55 3.24 ± 0.18 15.43 ± 0.13 63.80 ± 0.16
Apple 10.20 ± 0.03 2.80 ± 0.17 9.96 ± 1.52 1.39 ± 0.14 13.95 ± 0.10 59.96 ± 0.44
Banana 33.81 ± 0.56 10.44 ± 0.38 8.40 ± 1.15 12.45 ± 0.38 11.81 ± 0.06 43.40 ± 0.55
Orange 14.27 ± 0.05 9.73 ± 0.63 8.70 ± 0.65 5.17 ± 0.98 14.19 ± 0.01 53.27 ± 0.10
Pomegranate 11.69 ± 0.03 3.46 ± 0.02 3.36 ± 0.37 6.07 ± 0.07 17.63 ± 0.05 59.98 ± 1.52
Watermelon 6.44 ± 0.02 12.42 ± 0.08 12.61 ± 0.63 5.03 ± 0.80 26.31 ± 0.01 32.16 ± 1.22
Values are means ± standard deviations of three replicate measurements.
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In the eight analysed fruit peels, the protein content ranged from 2.80 ± 0.17 to 18.96 ± 0.92%;
the minimum level was found in apple peel and the maximum in pawpaw peels. This protein
content found in pawpaw peels (18.06 ± 0.92%) was comparable to 17.9% obtained by Munguti
et al. (2006) but higher compared to the protein content (14.1%) found in Solo pawpaw peel
by Okai et al. (2010). The protein content in mango peel (5.00 ± 0.09%) was comparable to
the crude proteins levels (4.68% and 4.32%) found in mango peels respectively by Omutubga
et al. (2012).
The lipids content of fruit peels ranged from 3.36 ± 0.37 to 12.61 ± 0.63 % with pomegranate
peels having the lowest content and watermelon peels the highest level. The lipids content in
apple peels, pawpaw peels, orange peels and in mango peels was comparable to the content
obtained respectively in apple star peel (8.94%) by Ukana et al. (2012), in pawpaw peel
(5.78%) by Okai et al. (2010), in orange peel (9.52%) by Magda et al. (2008) and in mango
peels (4.80%) by Omutubga et al. (2012). The lipids content found in banana peel (8.40 ±
1.15%) was comparable to 7.9% obtained by Munguti et al. (2006) but lower than 13.1± 0.2
%, value found in banana peel by Wachirasiri et al. (2009). This might be due either to the
differences in varieties or to geographical factors.
The ash content of fruit peels under study varied from 1.39 ± 0.14% in apple peels to 12.45 ±
0.38% in banana peels. Similar observations was made by Emaga et al. (2007) who reported
that the ash content in different banana peels varied from 6.4 to 12.8%. The concentrations of
ash found in pomegranate peels (6.07 ± 0.07%) and in mango peels (3.24 ± 0.18%) were
comparable to the level found by Naseem et al. (2012) in pomegranate peels (5.01 ± 0.14%)
and in mango peels (3.88%) by Omutubga et al. (2012).
The crude fibers and carbohydrates content of fruit peels respectively ranged from 11.81 ± 0.06
to 26.31 ± 0.01% and from 32.16 ± 1.22 to 63.80 ± 0.16%. The crude fibres level observed in
pomegranate peels (17.63 ± 0.05%) was comparable to the content obtained with peels of white
cultivar of pomegranate (17.53 ± 0.74%) by Ismail et al. (2014). However, the carbohydrates
level observed in pomegranate peels (59.98 ± 1.52%) was lower than 78.67% in pomegranate
peel by the same author. This might be due either to the differences in varieties of cultivars.
Mineral composition of fruit peels

Minerals play a key role in various physiological functions of the body, especially in the
building and regulation processes. Fruits are considered as a good source of dietary minerals
(Ismail et al., 2011). The mineral composition of fruit peels is represented in table 2.
Table 2: Mineral composition of fruit peels

Fruit Elements (mg/100g dry peel)
Calcium Zinc Iron Manganese
Pawpaw 11.44± 2.09 2.68± 0.47 27.61± 0.15 0.52 ± 0.10
Pineapple 8.30±0.54 6.46 ± 0.43 25.52± 3.38 5.32 ± 0.49
Mango 60.63± 4.58 0.66 ± 0.06 12.79±1.56 4.77 ± 0.22
Apple 14.89 ± 2.25 0.95 ± 0.09 25.63 ± 2.47 1.28 ± 0.10
Banana 19.86 ± 0.24 1.72 ± 0.17 15.15 ± 0.36 9.05 ± 0.34
Orange 162.03±7.54 6.84 ± 0.55 19.95 ± 0.50 1.34 ± 0.27
Pomegranate 52.92±1.34 0.98 ± 0.11 9.22 ± 0.63 0.58 ± 0.08
Watermelon 11.21±0.58 3.78 ± 0.27 45.58 ± 2.37 1.25 ± 0.34
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Calcium is an important constituent of bones and teeth and it is actively involved in the
regulation of nerve and muscle functions (Soetan et al., 2010). The calcium content of fruit
peels ranged from 8.30 ± 0.54 to 162.03 ± 7.54 mg/ 100 g. The minimum content was found
in pineapple peel and the maximum in orange peels. The calcium content in banana peel (19.86
± 0.24 mg/ 100g) was comparable to 19.20 mg/g of peel observed by Anhwange et al. (2009).
The calcium content in apple peels (14.89 ± 2.25 mg/ 100 g) was lower than 48.9 ± 0.99 mg/
100 g obtained by Manzoor et al. (2012) in apple peels. According to Leterme et al. (2006),
several factors like variety, state of ripeness, soil type, soil condition, and irrigation regime
may cause variation in the mineral and trace elemental contents in different types of fruits as
well as within different parts of the same fruit.
Zinc is particularly necessary in cellular replication and the development of the immune
response. Zinc also plays an important role in growth; it has a recognized action on more than
300 enzymes by participating in their structure or in their catalytic and regulatory actions
(Salgueiro et al., 2002). Zinc levels in the fruit peels ranged from 0.66 ± 0.06 to 6.84 ± 0.55
mg/100 g, with the minimum being in mango peels and the maximum in orange peels. Zinc
contents observed in peels of apple (0.95 ± 0.09 mg/100 g) and of pawpaw (2.68 ± 0.47 mg/100
g) were comparable to values obtained respectively by Soetan et al. (2010) in apple peels (0.9
± 0.06 mg/100 g) and by Santos et al. (2014) in pawpaw peels (3.28 ± 0.06 mg/100 g).
Iron carries oxygen to the cells and is necessary for the production of energy, synthesis of
collagen and the proper functioning of the immune system. Manganese is known to aid the
formation of skeletal and cartilage. Iron and Manganese levels in analysed fruit peels ranged
respectively from 9.22 ± 0.63 to 45.58 ± 2.37 mg/ 100g and from 0.52 ± 0.10 to 9.05 ± 0.34
mg/ 100g. The lowest level in both minerals was found to be in pomegranate peels while the
highest levels are respectively found in watermelon for iron and in banana peels for manganese.
However, the contents in both iron and manganese observed in banana peels are respectively
lower than 0.61 and 76.20 mg/g obtained in banana peels by Anhwange et al. (2009).
Anti-nutritional composition of fruit peels

The anti-nutrients of fruit peels are given in table 3.
Oxalates can bind to calcium in food thereby rendering calcium unavailable for normal
physiological and biochemical roles (Ladeji et al., 2004). The oxalate content in the eight fruit
peels under study ranged from 41.02 ± 1.18 to 2,283.77 ± 2.66 mg/100 g. The lowest content
was found in pawpaw peels and the highest in pomegranate peels. Oxalates content found in
watermelon peels (128.40 ± 14.30 mg/100 g) was not consistent to 0.07 mg/ 100g found by
Johnson et al. (2012) on dried watermelon rinds. This difference could be due to the part of the
rind used since our study was conducted on pericarp.
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Table 3: Anti-nutrients levels in fruit peels
Fruit peels Oxalates Hydrogen Alkaloids Phytates Total phenolics
content (mg %) cyanides content (%) content (%) content (%)
content (mg
%)
Pawpaw 41.02 ± 1.18 69.83 ± 0.01 15.36 ± 1.63 3.16 ± 0.30 2.65 ± 0.14
Pineapple 129.06 ± 15.95 71.50 ± 0.02 16.19 ± 3.28 1.99 ± 0.01 1.42 ± 0.09
Mango 404.88 ± 13.06 45.90 ± 0.01 8.34 ± 1.21 1.63 ± 0.10 24.06 ± 0.89
Apple 89.07 ± 2.46 96.04± 0.03 7.99 ± 1.19 1.42 ± 0.20 8.86 ± 0.09
Banana 280.88 ± 12.37 116.26 ± 0.02 6.88 ± 0.78 6.02 ± 0.61 7.40 ± 0.17
Orange 99.78 ± 6.16 39.79 ± 0.01 5.44 ± 0.72 2.34 ± 0.47 13.54 ± 0.96
Pomegranate 2,283.77 ± 2.66 26.96± 0.01 6.50 ± 0.62 1.33 ± 0.10 22.67 ± 0.27
Watermelon 128.40 ± 14.30 121.02 ± 0.02 10.09 ± 1.78 0.70 ± 0.17 0.91 ± 0.06
Hydrogen cyanide is an extremely poisonous substance formed by the action of acids on metal
cyanides. The levels of hydrogen cyanides ranged from 26.96 ± 0.01 to 121.02 ± 0.02mg/ 100g.
The lowest level was obtained in pomegranate peels and the highest in watermelon peels. The
hydrogen cyanide content found in banana peels (116.26 ± 0.02 mg/100g) was comparable to
133 ± 10 mg/100g observed by Anhwange et al. (2009). Large dose of hydrogen cyanide can
cause death within few minutes, while smaller dosages may result to stiffness of the throat,
chest, palpitation and muscle weakness. The result obtained falls within the threshold value
(below 350 mg/ 100g) reported as safety limit (Anhwange et al., 2009).
The alkaloids content in fruit peels ranged from 5.44 ± 0.72 to 16.19 ± 3.28%, pineapple peels
having the highest alkaloids content and orange peels the lowest. The alkaloid contents
observed in the analysed fruits are lower than 29.5% of alkaloids found by Adeniyi et al. (2009)
in Irish potatoes.
Phytic acid found in plant materials is known for its chelating effect on certain essential mineral
elements such as Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn to form insoluble phytate salts (Agte et al., 1999). Phytates
in fresh fruit peels analysed ranged from 0.70 ± 0.17 to 6.02 ± 0.61%. The lowest level was
found in watermelon peels and the highest in banana peels. The phytates level obtained in
pomegranate peels (1.33 ± 0.10%) was lower than 10.5% evaluated by Calín-Sánchez et al.
(2013) in fresh pomegranate arils. This value (10.5%) observed by Calín-Sánchez et al. (2013)
in fresh pomegranate arils was even higher compared to the maximum value observed in our
study on fruit peels.
The phenolics content of fruit peels ranged from 0.91 ± 0.06 to 24.06 ± 0.89%. Watermelon
and mango peels contain respectively the lowest and the highest phenolics content. In humans,
phenolic compounds have been reported to exhibit a wide range of biological effects including
anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties (Han et al., 2007).
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CONCLUSION
Watermelon, pawpaw, orange, pineapple, banana, apple, mango and pomegranate have
important proportions of peels. Those peels are sources of nutrients (lipids, proteins, minerals,
etc.) with levels of anti-nutrients below the safety limits. Anti-nutrients like phenolic
compounds are also phytochemicals that possess proven health benefits. Therefore, peels of
these fruits can be used as good ingredients in formulation of health benefits food products.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was fully funded by NAM S&T Centre through the attribution of a grant (Research
Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists) to the first author who expresses here
her sincere gratitude.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS

Preparation of fruit peels

Determination of proximate composition

Determination of anti-nutrients in fruit peels

Determination of hydrogen cyanides content

Determination of phytates content

Determination of alkaloids content

Determination of oxalates content

Determination of total phenolics content

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Table 1: Proximate composition of fruit peels

Mineral composition of fruit peels

Table 2: Mineral composition of fruit peels

Anti-nutritional composition of fruit peels

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