What are the health benefits and vitamins in kiwi?
→ Kiwi is an edible fruit, which belongs to genus Actinidia.
→ It is also called as chinese gooseberry. Kiwi is native to northern China and later cultivated in New Zealand.
→ Kiwi is contained with high nutrition, very less fat, high fibre content.
→ Consuming kiwi fruit helps in maintaining beautiful skin complexion,
helps gain better sleep, helps in maintaining cardiovascular health.
→ It is a perfect fruit for pregnant ladies to consume, as it attributes to abundance of natural folate.
→ Kiwi fruit have been traditionally used in Chinese medicine in healing various types of cancers such as liver cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer and lung cancer.
→ It is good for consumption for diabetic patients, and also provides strong immune system.
Detailed here the vitamin sources of Kiwi.
Vitamins | Unit | Value per 100g |
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Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 24.7 |
Vitamin A, IU | IU | 2058 |
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg | 1.11 |