Kiwi is rich nutrition

The furry skin, green flesh of the fruit that has the ability to prevent cancer. Among the 27 popular types of fruit, kiwi is most high was nutrition womb. Kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is now easily can be met in the supermarket big cities in Indonesia. Typical kiwi is somewhat oval shaped and brown furry skin color looks so exotic. Benefits of the fruit is located on the soft texture, taste delicious, and unique and fresh. Kimianya composition consisting of the elements of nutrition and non-nutrients, is essential for health.

Low Energy
Gynecology fat kiwi fruit and energy low enough so that the fruit is one of a very good fruit to be consumed by people who are doing low-calorie diet. Gynecology energy in each 100 grams of kiwi fruit Kkal only 61, or 40 percent less than the amount of energy that are on the bananas. Gynecology energy kiwi fruit is lower than orange, orange, and wine, but slightly higher than lemon, strawberi, belewah, and papaya. A publication that was published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition showed that 27 types of fruit consumed by the public, the kiwi has the nutrients (nutrient density) is high.

Research was conducted by Dr. Paul LaChance, director of The Nutraceuticals Institute who is also professor at Rutgers University, USA.

Size of nutrition is very common used by experts to measure dietary nutrition value of food, the food compared to others in the same portion. The higher the density of a food nutrition, the better quality materials. Kiwi is a source of amino acid arginin and glutamat. Arginin amino acid is a vasodilator (blood pressure penurun) and help increase blood flow. As a vasodilator, arginin is also used to treat symptoms impotensi. The same amino acids also prevent the occurrence of plaque on arterial walls, especially in the angioplasty patients (plastic surgery of blood vessel).

Vitamin Details
Some research results show that the kiwi fruit contains vitamin C 17 times more than the fruit of apples, two times more than oranges, and also more than lemon. Gynecology kiwi vitamin E on the two-fold more than avocado. In addition, the kiwi fruit also contains vitamins B1, B2, B6, acid folat, niasin, vitamin A, and the amount of acid in the pantotenat significantly. Vitamin C and vitamin E are known role as natural antioxidants that plays an important role to avert the attack of free radicals, causes penuaan cells and trigger the occurrence of various diseases. Free radicals are atoms or molecules that have one or more electrons that are not so free berikatan pair with a variety of cells and tissue, and a trigger cancer, heart disease, and the process penuaan early.

Vitamin C helps maintain the condition of the body against flu and cold (increase the body's immune system), reduce the stress level and help the process of healing. Vitamin berperanan is also important in maintaining health skin cells so that it still looks clean, radiant and healthy. Like vitamin C, vitamin E is also a role to maintain the health body's cells, slow the effects penuaan and maintaining skin cells to stay young, improve fertility, and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. In addition to vitamins C and E, other types of antioxidants that exist in the kiwi is fitokimia specific compound, such as karoten, lutein, xanthophyll, flavonoid, and others. Capacity kiwi antioxidants against free radical compound occupies the third highest position after the orange and red wine.

High Mineral
As other fruit, kiwi is a source of minerals that are necessary to maintain stamina. Kiwi contains electrolyte (mineral) which is very important to change the body due to loss of electrolyte during the discharge sweat of hard work, exercise, or hot weather. Main minerals in the kiwi is potassium (potasium), magnesium, calcium, copper, zinc, mangan, and phosphorus. Gynecology potassium in the kiwi is 5.4 mg / calorie, higher than bananas (4.2 mg / calorie), and slightly lower than papaya (6.6 mg / calorie) and APRICOT (6.2 mg / calorie). Potassium it is important to keep muscles and movement functions reflek nervous system. Potassium also play a role in maintaining water balance in the body. That's why the sport is very heavy and workers are encouraged to consume enough potassium.

Potassium is also believed to mineral to lower as high blood pressure. On the other hand, the kiwi is almost no element of natrium, which is recognized by some researchers as the trigger of a high blood pressure.

Of 27 types of commonly consumed fruit in the United States, the most kiwi fruit high degree has magnesium. Low consumption of magnesium can cause heart disease, infark miokard, and hypertension.

Sumber : Prof. DR. Made Astawan pada http://kompas.co.id/read/xml/2008/12/27/0958276/kiwi.si.eksotik.paling.padat.nutrisi..

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