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Monday, February 28, 2011

Kiwi, The Super Fruit

Until now I have no magic pill that can counteract the lethal disease and make the trim. But there is another solution, something that not only make healthy and slimming, but also taste delicious, the kiwi fruit.

Elisa Zied, MS, nutritionist and author of Feed Your Family Right, says kiwis are included in one of the 10 super foods (super food). Kiwi include multitasking fruit because they contain disease-fighting nutrients, tastes good, contains fewer calories, plus making the skin youthful. Really super!

Kiwi fruit is often identified with New Zealand. In fact, fruit whose skin is hairy and looks like brown is actually originated from China and a new entry to New Zealand early 1990's.

The success of kiwifruit industry in New Zealand could not be separated from service Isabel Fraser, a teacher who brought home the seeds of the kiwi after visiting relatives in China. Kiwi seeds were then handed to the family Allison, who was wrestling in the field of horticulture. Since then farming in New Zealand kiwi fruit begins.

The original name was Yang Tao kiwi fruit. New Zealanders think the fruit has a flavor called the Chinese gooseberry and gooseberry. New around 1959 fruit was given the name "kiwi fruit" after the establishment of kiwi bird as a symbol of New Zealand.

2 Types Of Kiwi Fruit
In the market world today there are two types of kiwi fruit, which is green (green) and gold (gold). green kiwi Actinidia deliciosa using botanical names and kiwi called Actinidia chinensis gold. Slightly sour flavor of green kiwi and fresh. Medium gold kiwi taste sweeter on the tongue.

The content of vitamin C in green kiwi 92.7 mg vitamin C per 100 grams, slightly below the gold kiwi vitamin C content that reaches 105.4 mg per 100 grams.

However, according Fiastuti vitamin C content in kiwi green and gold kiwi more than oranges and papaya. Meanwhile, vitamin E was more than the mango and papaya.

In addition to vitamins, these two types of kiwi fruit is also rich in fiber are good for digestive tract health. Not only that, but enough fiber also can keep blood sugar levels and lowers cholesterol levels in the blood.
 

Rich in Nutrients and Antioxidants  
One of the benefits of kiwi fruit is a soft texture, delicious taste and rich aroma and fresh. But behind the furry brown skin, kiwi is the most nutrient-rich fruit.

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition showed that of 27 species of commonly consumed fruits such as papaya, mango, and avocado, kiwi turned out to have the highest nutrient density.

The size of nutrient density (nutrient density) was used to measure the dietitian nutritional value of certain foodstuffs compared with other food ingredients in equal portions. The higher nutrient density, the better quality material.
 

Kiwi is also known as a fruit that is rich in viamin C, A and E. The content of vitamin C in the kiwi fruit two times more than oranges. While vitamin E in kiwi twice more than the mango.

Vitamin C and E are all we need as a source of antioxidants. According to nutritionists dr.Fiastuti Witjaksono, Sp.GK, one or two items kiwi every day is enough to meet the requirement of vitamin C per day. "Women aged 19-30 years need about 45 mg vitamin C per day. Meanwhile, in pregnant women increased to 60 mg / day and in the nursing need 85 mg / day," he explained.

According Prof.Made Astawan, in the book Aneka Food Nutrition, in addition to vitamins C and E, another antioxidant found in fruits such as kiwi-carotene, lutein, xanthophyll, flavonoids, and so forth.

Eating foods that contain antioxidants believed to prevent dangerous illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and premature aging. One theory why someone might be old is due to free radicals. The oxidation process will also cause DNA damage that led to the emergence of cancer.

Antidote to free radicals that are known at this time is an antioxidant. Kiwi antioxidant capacity against free radical compounds ranked third highest after the orange and red wine.

Antioxidants contained in the kiwi fruit is the most easily metabolized and absorbed into the body's blood vessels. That's why the food sources of antioxidants such as kiwi is strongly recommended for those who want to be healthy naturally.
  

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