Can You Eat the Peel of a Pawpaw?
                                
                                
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                                Over 100 million people live in the pawpaw's native range in the Eastern US, yet many still ask: can you eat the peel of a pawpaw? The simple and definitive answer is no, due to the presence of a neurotoxin in the skin.