What is the difference between orange peel and orange zest? Are they the same thing?

I have orange peel, but the recipe calls for orange zest.

What is the difference between orange peel and orange zest? Are they the same thing?
Zest is just grated peel.
Reply:You use your grater to scrape the orange peel to make orange zest.
Reply:The only difference I can see is the way they are gotten off of the orange. Orange peel, you can just cut w/ a knife. But you woudlnt' want to add a huge hunk of that to a baked good. Zest is orange peel that is grated off w/ a fine grater or microplane. OR, if you need lots, cut the orange peel off, put in a food processor, add a bit of sugar, and blend. Voila, orange zest.
Reply:same thing


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I should say though that zest is just the orange part. A peel usually has the white pith ( very bitter )
Reply:Zest is the outer part of the skin grated
Reply:I think they are the same thing.....
Reply:Zest is made from orange peels sans the pith which is the white part....the zest is removed by a zester which is a very fine grater...
Reply:When you peel an orange, what you get are pieces that are orange on one side and white on the other. The orange bit is the zest. It's the bit with the orange-smelling oil in it. The white is not full of flavour and can be tough and bitter so, when a recipe asks for the 'zest', just scrape the outside of the orange with a knife or grater, so you get some of the orange stuff but none of the white.
Reply:The peel is the entire skin around the orange itself. The zest is just the orange very outer layer and is thin. You don't want any pith (the white) in zest. There are zesters you can buy which scrape a very thin layer off a lemon or orange. You can use a microplain to this as well. The zest contains the essential oils and essence of the fruit which is why it's used for flavoring.

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