Ingredients and Kiwi Fruit Benefits For Health

Kiwifruit is one of the fruits are highly recommended to be consumed in order to maintain health. Unfortunately, kiwi fruit including fruit less popular for most Indonesian people. This is reasonable because kiwi fruit is quite expensive and is identified as a luxury fruit. When you hear the word kiwi our minds more focused on bird names in New Zealand.

Talk about the benefits of kiwifruit, there are some content of the fruit is beneficial for health. A study conducted by Zespri Health Research stated Scinece fruit is rich in vitamin C. In fact, vitamin C from fruits kiwi orange more than predicted as the most popular source of vitamin C. Not only that, vitamin C derived from kiwi also act as an antioxidant and can help prevent cell damage from oxidation

Kiwi Fruit for Health Benefits

Because of the rich content of nutrients found in kiwi fruit, this fruit has many benefits for the health of the body. Here are some benefits of kiwi fruit that you can get if consumed.

Preventing cardiovascular disease

A study shows that eating kiwifruit 2-3 per day to help thin the blood, reduce blood clotting and lowering fat levels in the blood so helpful maintain heart health.

Preventing Cancer

According to the Rowett Research in the UK, taking the golden kiwi fruit every day will provide nearly twice the level of your DNA repair. This is the kind of genetic damage that may be responsible for cancer.

Good for pregnant women

Pregnant women need 400-800 micrograms of folic acid for the development of the fetus in early pregnancy. Kiwi is one of the fruits that have a high content of folate. Folate is very useful to help brain development and cognitive and prevent neural defects in babies.

Heart health

University of Oslo in Norway has been reported that if you consume two or three kiwifruit a day can improve your heart health: thin the blood and reduce blood clotting. The fruit is also capable of lowering levels of triglycerides (fats) in the blood by an average of up to 15%. 

Healthy skin

Kiwifruit also contains more potassium than bananas. Not only that, vitamin C contained in the fruit is also more than oranges. Kiwi is also rich in vitamin E and Alpha Linoleic Acid, essential fatty acids. This is all the vitamins and minerals essential for skin care.

Boost immunity

Rich content of antioxidants and Vitamin C in kiwifruit can help boost immunity, so not susceptible to flu.

Eye health

Levels of carotenoids found in kiwifruit helps protect your eyes from harmful free radicals

Good for digestion

Green kiwi contains actinidin (natural enzymes that break down proteins). It also has a high content of fiber that can help improve the waste water to make it more smoothly. Fibers from kiwi also been investigated able to help cleanse the digestive system. Not only that, vitamin C contained in the kiwi fruit is also believed to help eliminate bloating and help facilitate the growth of beneficial bacteria.

Overcoming Asthma

Italian study found that children who consume 5-7 servings of kiwi fruit and other citrus fruit during the week, is able to reduce symptoms of cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

Sources of nutrients 

Kiwifruit is referred to as 'nutritional all - star' which means that this fruit has the best nutrient density. Eat kiwi fruit as a breakfast menu you because kiwi fruit is rich in magnesium are able to convert food into energy.

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