Today kiwi - one of the most popular fruit in the world: it is difficult to imagine a fruit salad or a dessert without the use of bright green fruit. Benefits of Kiwi obvious: this berry - a real storehouse of vitamins and minerals, it is used for the prevention of cancer and is an important component of many diets for weight loss.

Symbol of New Zealand

This bright green and juicy fruit in a nondescript brown "coat" - not that other, as the fruit of a Chinese tree genus Actinidia vines. Today it is hard to believe that these delicious berries were less than a hundred years ago, when wild Actinidia were brought to New Zealand. There was bred a new variety: large-fruited cultural Actinidia Chinese. This variety is different from the wild vines larger and tasty fruits.

New Zealand breeders pubescent oblong fruits reminded symbol of the country - the kiwi bird, feathers that look like short hair. Under this resounding and memorable name of the fruit of Actinidia and began triumphal procession around the world. Today, kiwifruit is grown in many countries with warm climates, including in the south of Russia. Sales often You can find Italian, Greek, and, of course, the New Zealand kiwi.

Cooks Kiwi value for several reasons. Firstly, in the context of the kiwi it looks very attractively and effectively contrasts with yellow and red fruits, such as in fruit salads. Second, the taste of kiwi - beyond praise. Describe it is not easy: something reminiscent of kiwi gooseberry, but there is the taste of the fruit and strawberry, melon, pineapple notes. Third, kiwi contains in its composition of matter to quickly soften tough meat. For this reason, this berry - and it is kiwi berry fruit and not - are often used for the manufacture of marinade.

Not only taste

With respect to the Kiwis are not only cooks, but also doctors. This unprepossessing at first glance, the fruit contains a large amount of nutrients. For example, vitamin Vitamins for everyone   C in green fruit of more than 92 milligrams per 100 grams - more than such recognized sources of ascorbic acid as a black currant, citrus fruits and sweet pepper. Many in the Kiwi and vitamins Group B: 0, 027 mg of thiamine; 0, 025 mg riboflavin; 0, 341 mg niacin; 0, 63 mg of pyridoxine (one human fetus receives 4% of the daily value of vitamins); 25 mcg folacin.

Furthermore, kiwi fruits are rich in mineral substances. 100 grams of exotic fruits contains 34 mg of calcium, 34 mg phosphorus, 0, 31 mg iron, 17 mg of magnesium, 0, 14 mg of zinc, 0, 098 mg manganese. A potassium in the kiwi contains as many as 312 mg per one hundred grams.

One hundred grams of juicy fruit contains 1, 14 grams protein, 14, 66 grams of carbohydrates, and only 0, 52 grams of fat. Calorie small Kiwi: a large stogrammovom fruit contains only 60 calories. This makes the kiwi is very attractive product for those who are watching their weight.

Kiwi slimming

Drinking nutritionists to fruits and berries is ambiguous: Many diets prohibit or severely limit more or less sweet fruits. Kiwi - one of the few exceptions: These berries are recommended even to those who keep a strict diet to lose weight.

The kiwi is very little carbohydrate, and fat content in general negligible. Despite this, the berries are perfectly saturated due to the high fiber content. Couple kiwi really can eat, such as calorie snack will contain very little.

Many dieters are faced with such a problem, as constipation. Kiwi and effectively solves this problem. It is enough to have a couple of fruit in the morning on an empty stomach - and intestine will run like clockwork. And at lunch, a couple of hours you can eat is something more substantial.

The high potassium content also makes it an ideal product for kiwis who are dieting. It is no secret that the cause of excess weight is often not only the excess fat, but also swelling. If you include in the diet foods rich in potassium, the excess fluid from the body can be easily deduced.

Finally, it is believed that the kiwifruit normalizes lipid metabolism, i.e. it promotes burning of fat. The metabolism is accelerated, and the extra weight goes faster.

Other useful features

Scientists are constantly finding more and more useful properties of kiwifruit. These potassium-rich fruit is recommended to use in hypertension and heart disease. Kiwi strengthens the heart muscle, cleans the blood vessels and makes them more flexible. These benefits affect the process of hematopoiesis, increase hemoglobin in the blood and improve blood circulation.

According to doctors, kiwifruit can be used for the prevention of cancer. Regular consumption of fruits can reduce the risk of malignancies.

Kiwi helps the absorption of meat, rich in protein. A pair of bright green berries will help to get rid of heaviness in the stomach after a heavy meat meal.

It is believed that kiwi promotes collagen production, and therefore helps maintain skin elasticity. However, to improve the appearance of skin is better to use topically kiwi instead of inside: Kiwi mask improves the complexion, will rejuvenating, nourishing and moisturizing effect. But because of high acid content in the berry the mask is not recommended to owners of very sensitive skin.

Contraindications

Allergic reactions to kiwi occur infrequently. Many pediatricians recommend even include a "shaggy" fruit in the diet of infants ten months.

And yet, in some diseases of the kiwi should be avoided. Because these fruits contain large amounts of acid, kiwi contraindicated in patients with duodenal ulcer and stomach. Very carefully, you can use these fruits and suffering from gastritis with high acidity. You should not abuse the kiwi and a tendency to diarrhea.

Maria Bykov

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