Are they really as good as they taste?
I’ve always known that raw fruits and vegetables can be incredibly nutritious and good for you, but most don’t really come with “nutritional information” on them, either from the store or from the tree.
This means that we often have to either do some research or wait for info to “fall into your lap.”
This time, it was the latter.
Now @papa-pepper is no stranger to the Kiwi. I know that there are many different varieties available worldwide from the more common large, fuzzy more tropical ones to the smaller, smooth-skinned little green “cold-hardy” Kiwis. I also already knew that they are originally from the orient, but became very popular in New Zealand and had their name changed to “Kiwi” fruit there, as part of a marketing scheme because they resemble the Kiwi Bird. I’ve even begun to grow my own vines from seeds.
Today, though, I learned more about the nutritional content, because of the packaging that they came in when @mama-pepper last picked some up. According to the package, they hold their own nutritionally even when compared to some common fruits that almost everyone recognizes as being high in certain vitamins and minerals.
More Potassium than a Banana
More Fiber than the leading Cereal Brand
More Vitamin E & K than an Avocado
More Vitamin C than an Orange
It is worth noting that the recommended serving size used for comparison (if you are one to read the fine print) is 2 Kiwi. Personally, I think that 2 Kiwi Fruit is a reasonable serving size, so this amount makes sense to me. I know that I can easily eat two in a row, and I’ll even make a video later if I need to just to prove it!
Anyway, here is a little more of the specific nutritional information for exactly what your body can get out of two Kiwi Fruit.
Vitamin C – 230% DV
Vitamin K – 70% DV
Dietary Fiber – 16% DV
Potassium – 13% DV
Vitamin E – 10% DV
I know that we have a worldwide community here, so I want to know, does anyone actually grow their own Kiwis? I plan on starting. I know that the vines can get huge and overtake smaller structures, so does anyone have any growing advice for @papa-pepper?
I’ll be trying some of the traditional fuzzy Kiwi, since we are just on the border of where they will grow, and I’ll be getting some of the smaller, smooth-skinned “cold-hardy” varieties too!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
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