fresh kiwi fruit

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Health benefits of Kiwi fruit

Kiwifruit is moderately good in calories, comparable to that of grapes. **0 g of kiwi berry holds *1 calories. Nonetheless, it has several health giving anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins and fiber.

It is good source of soluble dietary fiber (3.8 g per **0 g of fruit OR *0% of RDA), which brand it as a good bulk laxative. The fiber content helps to protect the colon mucous membrane by decreasing exposure time to toxins as well as binding to cancer-causing chemicals in the colon.

The fruit is an excellent source of antioxidant **4% of the DRI (daily-recommended intake). Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful free radicals.

Kiwi fruit contains very good levels of vitamin-A, vitamin-E, oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of kiwifruit (gold, raw) is ***0 µmol TE/**0 g.

Research studies have shown that certain substances in kiwi-fruit functions as blood thinner function similar to aspirin; thus, it helps prevent clot formation inside the blood vessels and protect from stroke and heart-attack risk.

Fresh kiwi fruit is a very rich source of heart-healthy electrolyte "potassium." **0 g contains **2 mg or 7% of daily-recommended levels of this electrolyte. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure by countering malefic effects of sodium.

It also contains good amounts of minerals like manganese, iron and magnesium. Manganese is used in the body as a co-factor for the powerful antioxidant enzyme,superoxide dismutase. Magnesium is an important bone-strengthening mineral like calcium.