Top 17 Surprising Facts About Kiwifruit
Your health and your family’s health is perhaps the one thing that’s always on your mind. Even if you are putting reasonable efforts to exercise a healthy diet plan, your heart longs every time for something better or healthy…. to explore more and enhance your goodies basket!
So, this time, we have come up with a fruit that can bring some change to your fruit basket while bringing more vitamins and minerals. The fruit is called a Kiwi, and undermentioned are the 17 reasons for the fruit to be included in your diet.
1 Tender Delight: Kiwi fruit is so tender and soft with tiny black edible seeds and tasty and full of numerous phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals to take care of your health.
Source- http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/sf_kiwi/
2 DNA Savior: Few research studies on Kiwifruit suggest that the fruit acts as a guardian of DNA and keeps them safe from damage.
Source- http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Kiwis-could-protect-DNA-from-damage-says-pilot-study
3 Plush of Vitamin C: Kiwi fruit is an outstanding source of Vitamin C, an excellent antioxidant, and helps neutralize free radicals. If taken daily, another significant benefit of Kiwi is that it keeps wheezing, sneezing, throat infection, and runny nose at bay.
Source- http://www.superkidsnutrition.com/sf_kiwi/
4 Fiber-Rich: Kiwis are fiber-rich fruits and provide both soluble and insoluble fiber to your body. A cup of raw green kiwi fruit offers more than 40% of the daily fiber requirement of a teenager.
Source- http://www.livestrong.com/article/368052-fiber-in-kiwifruit/
5 Motion Enhancer: Yes, you got it right! Kiwifruit comes with laxative effects. So, next time you have to deal with constipation, don’t go for over-the-counter medicines but pick some good kiwis from your favorite store and get rid of your stuck bowels.
Source- http://www.timeforwellness.org/blog-view/kiwifruit-relieves-constipation-191
6 Alternative to Aspirin: Doctors have seen the effects of Kiwi similar to aspirin in lowering the risk of blood clotting. 2 to 3 kiwis a day discards the blood fat and thus reduces heart problems.
Source- http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science/Kiwi-lowers-blood-clot-risk
7 Aids in protein Digestion: Kiwifruit is said to be prosperous with actinidin which is very efficient in breaking down complex protein compounds and aids in easy digestion.
8 Mystery Behind Name: Like for all of us, you will also find it interesting! Its original and initial name was Yang Tao because of its nativity with China from where it went to New Zealand and got its name changed to Chinese Gooseberries. Then, Americans fascinated by the virtues of the fruit observed its close resemblance with the national bird Kiwi of New Zealand and thus proposed its name as Kiwifruit, which is now popular worldwide.
Source- http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=41
9 Kiwi wins Avocado: Though Avocado and Kiwi are both packed with vitamins and nutrients, Kiwi is more beneficial than avocado because avocado contains fat, and kiwis are fat-free.
Source- http://www.sparkpeople.com/food_vs_food.asp?food=36_39_kiwi_versus_avocado
10 Kiwi Outranks Spinach: Yes, even spinach, your favorite all-time healthy food, is also outranked by Kiwi because of its richness in Lutein content which aids in preventing macular degeneration.
Source-http://www.kiwifruit.org/media/did-you-know.aspx
11 Potassium Rich: Kiwi is highly rich in Potassium, almost equivalent to bananas. The significance of Potassium lies in its ability to take care of the heart and pairing with Sodium to maintain fluid levels in the body.
Source- http://www.kiwifruit.org/media/did-you-know.aspx
12 Boon for Expecting Mothers: Doctors prescribe folic acid tablets for expecting mothers for initial 5 to 6 months, but you would be glad to know that Kiwi is one of the fewest fruits high in Folic acid, and you can replace your medicines with kiwis.
13 Facilitates Iron Absorption: Because of its sufficiency of Vitamin C, Kiwi aids in iron absorption and thus prevents anemia. It is said that assimilation of Kiwi increases iron absorption by three times.
Source- http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/kiwi-iron-3301.html
14 Magnesium Booster: If you consume two kiwis a day, you will be stuffed with 30 mg of Magnesium, which is essential for nerve and muscle function and spiking energy levels.
Source- http://www.healthline.com/health/7-best-things-about-kiwi#2
15 Close-knitted with Nutrient: Kiwis are one of the fewest fruits that are densely packed with nutrients. It means you would get health benefits for each minutest ounce of this wonder fruit.
Source - http://www.calharvest.com/kinutr1.html
16 Ultimate Beauty Product: Guys and Gals, cheer up! Kiwis are there to take care of your skin in a natural way because of their sufficiency of Vitamin E and Vitamin C that prevents collagen formation and thus keeps skin supple and smooth.
Source- http://www.youbeauty.com/nutrition/kiwi-younger-skin/
17 Relaxed Sleep: This is good news for people suffering from insomnia or sleep disturbances. One research proved that kiwis induce a quality sleep pattern if consumed a couple of hours earlier than bedtime.
Source- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21669584
Nurturing a healthy body is not so easy and if you think it requires no effort in maintaining a healthy body- think again. We all eat, but thoughtful eating provides us with wholesomeness. And for intelligent eating, we should first know the virtues and effects of the food we are eating so that the right food can be assimilated into our diet according to our physical requirements.
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