![]() Pith also contains assorted flavonoids, including hesperidin, which may help blood vessels function better and may reduce inflammation. It is high in fiber that may help lower cholesterol levels and contains as much vitamin C as the fruit itself. ![]() He also noted that the pith from all the fruits had a “rather unpleasant spongy chewiness.”Īlthough it’s certainly not where all the nutrients are, the pith can be good for you. ![]() He reported lemon pith to be only mildly bitter. He found orange pith to be tasteless but grapefruit pith to be quite bitter, leaving a lasting sting on the tongue. Some years ago, a Washington Post reporter did a pith taste test because he was puzzled that some of his cookbooks said its bitterness would ruin the taste of a dish, while his blender cookbook recommended grinding the pith, seeds and pulp into smoothies.
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