what is the white layer of a orange when you peel it

Question: what is the white layer of a orange when you peel it
- Keywords:
  orange,
  peel
Asked by 488fddk47 to Ciara, Elaine, Golnaz, Gonzalo, Yannis, Yvonne on 17 Nov 2017.
- Ciara O'Donovan answered on 17 Nov 2017:
  
  This is called the pith and is just a second skin layer!
- Gonzalo Delgado-Pando answered on 17 Nov 2017:
  
  The orange pith is like a second kin layer as Ciara has said. It is a bit bitter and that is why we usually don’t eat it, but it contains many fibre, vitamins and minerals in it. So it is very healthy

Question: what is the white layer of a orange when you peel it