Kiwi fruit Nutrition facts
Kiwi fruit
Kiwi fruit, also known as Chinese gooseberry, is one of the delicious fruits full of promising health-promoting phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals. This widely recognized, wonderfully unique berry is native to the Eastern Chinese 'Shaanxi' province. And for the same reason, this exotic fruit is recognised as the National fruit of China.
Kiwifruit plant is a semitropical, deciduous, large woody vine belonging to the family of Actinidiaceae in the Genus, Actinidia. Scientific name: Actinidia chinensis.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 61 Kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 14.66 g | 11% |
| Protein | 1.14 g | 2% |
| Total Fat | 0.52 g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g | 8% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 25 µg | 6% |
| Niacin | 0.341 mg | 2% |
| Riboflavin | 0.025 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin | 0.027 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 87 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 92.7 mg | 154% |
| Vitamin E | 1.46 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 40.3 µg | 34% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 3 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 312 mg | 7% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 34 mg | 3.5% |
| Copper | 0.130 mg | 14% |
| Iron | 0.31 mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 17 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.098 mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.14 mg | 1% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 52 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 122 µg | -- |