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I love a good Kiwi...packed with tons of Vitamin C and other nutrients. A friend commented recently about how messy they are to eat. She was attempting it with a spoon. She hadn't considered eating this little gem with the skin on!
I was introduced to this 'skin on' concept by my friend Becky. She scrubs the fruit then just slices it up. I was astonished when presented with an unpeeled Kiwi, but popped it into my mouth and...wow!!! The thick skin is nice and chewy. This is the way most New Zealanders eat their Kiwi and a little research shows that skin only adds to the fruit's nurtitional value!
The following is from http://www.kiwi-fruit.info/
Kiwi fruit skin contains high levels of flavonoids, insoluble fiber and antioxidants: these substances all have a beneficial effect on your body's metabolic functions (flavonoids and antioxidants) and on your digestive system and cardiovascular apparatus (insoluble fiber).
Common sense, however, should be practiced in this respect: while raw kiwi fruit skin contains these beneficial substances, it also tends to contain more than 99,95% of of the pesticides in that particular fruit (if they have been used), which largely outweighs the benefits from flavonoids and antioxidants.
I guess the moral of this story is buy Organic Kiwi.
Give it a go with the skin on...let me know what you think!
Toby
I love a good Kiwi...packed with tons of Vitamin C and other nutrients. A friend commented recently about how messy they are to eat. She was attempting it with a spoon. She hadn't considered eating this little gem with the skin on!
I was introduced to this 'skin on' concept by my friend Becky. She scrubs the fruit then just slices it up. I was astonished when presented with an unpeeled Kiwi, but popped it into my mouth and...wow!!! The thick skin is nice and chewy. This is the way most New Zealanders eat their Kiwi and a little research shows that skin only adds to the fruit's nurtitional value!
The following is from http://www.kiwi-fruit.info/
Kiwi fruit skin contains high levels of flavonoids, insoluble fiber and antioxidants: these substances all have a beneficial effect on your body's metabolic functions (flavonoids and antioxidants) and on your digestive system and cardiovascular apparatus (insoluble fiber).
Common sense, however, should be practiced in this respect: while raw kiwi fruit skin contains these beneficial substances, it also tends to contain more than 99,95% of of the pesticides in that particular fruit (if they have been used), which largely outweighs the benefits from flavonoids and antioxidants.
I guess the moral of this story is buy Organic Kiwi.
Give it a go with the skin on...let me know what you think!
Toby
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