Kiwi Fruit |
Kiwi fruit is very popular in Asia and Australia from long
times, and from last few decades it is gaining popularity in America and now it
becomes a regular item of united state’s market. Kiwi fruit is delicious as
well as nutritious and have rich contents of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber
and other essential nutrients. Kiwi fruit is oblong and have size similar to
the plum. Kiwi fruit has fuzzy brown exterior with glistening emerald green
flesh. It is juicy and refreshing and its taste is like combination of
strawberry & pineapple. Kiwi fruit can be peeled and eaten raw or in fruit
salads. Kiwi fruits can be used in making pastries, sorbets, smoothies and in
other desserts.
Contents
In one cup of kiwi
fruit it has 108 calories, 26 grams (g) carbohydrates, 2g protein and 1g fat.
It also contains 250 percent recommended vitamin C. Kiwi fruit is high in
vitamin E, C and folic acid. Also kiwi fruit is low in sodium and high in
potassium and copper which is an essential mineral. A serving of kiwi fruit
also provides 5g of soluble and insoluble fiber.
Benefits
Kiwi fruit has
significant antioxidant properties because it has high levels of vitamin C and
a photochemical
called lutein, which is a carotenoid that has the ability to decrease
the risk of heart disease, cancer and also prevents eye disorders like
cataracts and macular degeneration. Kiwi fruit has high dietary fiber that effectively
provides added protection against variety of disease such as diabetes, heart
disease and gastrointestinal diseases as well. Various other benefits associated
with Kiwi fruit includes, helpful in digestion, body’s immune system
enhancement and maintaining blood pressure.
Misconceptions
There are plentiful of
misconceptions about various fruits, one such popular belief that Vitamin C
content of oranges is highest in comparisons with other fruits however, its’
not. In fact vitamin C content of an orange is just half of the vitamin C
content found in a Kiwi fruit. A kiwi fruit contains two times more Vitamin C than
that of an orange moreover; Kiwi fruit is also very high in potassium, which is
more than bananas.
Potential
A recent study from
the department of nutrition has determined that eating kiwi fruit regularly can
decrease the chances of blood clots by reducing the platelet aggression. This
study has also indicates that kiwi fruit is also able to reduce fats in the
form of triglycerides from bloodstream.
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