Maintaining a good gut health will lead to better digestion and absorption of nutrients
BTW if you eat fruit peel beware of pesticides => choose organic fruit
Pectin, derived mainly from waste citrus peel, is used as a gelling agent and to stabilise dairy products.
In vitro tests by Arland T. Hotchkiss show that pectin acts as a prebiotic, preventing pathogens from binding to the intestine and increasing the growth of probiotic bacteria in the large intestine. Probiotic bacteria are thought to stimulate gut health.
source : US Agricultural Research Service
BTW if you eat fruit peel beware of pesticides => choose organic fruit
Pectin, derived mainly from waste citrus peel, is used as a gelling agent and to stabilise dairy products.
In vitro tests by Arland T. Hotchkiss show that pectin acts as a prebiotic, preventing pathogens from binding to the intestine and increasing the growth of probiotic bacteria in the large intestine. Probiotic bacteria are thought to stimulate gut health.
source : US Agricultural Research Service