Yes, you can eat kiwi skin. Cleveland Clinic says there are about 60 species of kiwifruit and all of them have edible skins, including the two most common kinds, green and gold.

Keeping the skin on pays off in fiber. Cleveland Clinic says eating a whole kiwi with the skin raises its fiber content by 50% compared with eating it peeled. One skin-on green kiwi has 3.5 grams of fiber, while a skin-on gold kiwi has about 3 grams. The clinic says the skin has three times more antioxidants than the fruit itself, and leaving the skin on a gold kiwi increases its vitamin E content by 32%.

Not everyone should join in. Cleveland Clinic says people with a history of kidney stones should steer clear of kiwi skins because they are high in oxalates. Oxalates can mix with calcium in the body and form crystals in the kidneys and joints, the clinic explains, and the American Urological Association recommends that people prone to kidney stones avoid oxalate-rich foods. If you have had stones, talk to your doctor.

If the fuzz puts you off, Cleveland Clinic has a few tips. Choose gold kiwis, which have smooth, fuzz-free skin. Lightly scrub a green kiwi with a kitchen towel or vegetable brush while washing it. Or slice it with the skin on and add it to a fruit salad, where the texture gets lost in the other fruit.