Kiwi History
Historically, kiwi ancestors came from China. The fruit is migrated to New Zealand thanks to Isabel Frasier, a missionary teacher of Wanganui 'College Girls', New Zealand, who visited China in 1904. Isabel was very impressed when the fresh fruit flavors hairy, named 'Mihou Tao' (monkey monkey peach or peach).
Then he brought home a bag of peach pit monkey. By a botanist, Alexander Allison, the fruit grown in the experimental garden Tauranga. Unexpected turns the fruit flourish and thrive very well. Fruit from China was later given the name 'melonette' in 1958 and changed again to 'Chinese gooseberry' in 1960. Eventually the fruit was named KIWI.
The same name as the name of a New Zealand native birds into the country's national symbol, the bird can not terbang.Jenis fruit is then developed in New Zealand until New Zealand is famous as the largest kiwi producer in the world. Until now there are about 10 species of kiwi fruit is grown almost all over the world including in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Chile, Australia, South Africa and Russia.
Based on research conducted by Dr. Paul Lachance, Director of 'The Nutraceuticals Insitute' which also professor at Rutgers University, USA, as published in the' Journal of the American College of Nutrition ', showed that of the 27 types of fruits commonly consumed by humans, it turns out has a kiwi nutrient density (nutrient density) highest.
Measure of nutrient density is commonly used by the dietitian to measure the nutritional value of certain foods, compared to other foods in the same portion. The higher the nutrient density of a food, the better the quality of the material.
Top 10 Benefits of Kiwi:
1. Nutrition for pregnancy preparing
A research conducted by Zespri reveals benefits of kiwi as a good source of folic acid. Folic acid is needed for women who are pregnant or are preparing for pregnancy, which is to prevent birth defects of the brain or spine condition (Neural Tube Defect / NTD), which Sometimes mothers who do not pay attention to a lot of folic acid intake in the early days of her pregnancy. They do not realize the first weeks of pregnancy occurring.
Based on research conducted by Lynley Drummond of International Health Science from Zespri New Zealand, kiwi fruit full of nutrition. Kiwi can help overcome iron deficiency that could affect the disruption of productivity, growth and cognitive function, the risk of pregnancy and the immune system, According to expert, consuming kiwi fruit along with cereals that have been fortified with extra iron, proven to increase the body's absorption of iron.
2. Preventing Heart Disease and hypertension
According to Dr. Fiastuti Witjaksono, a Physician Nutrition Specialist in the Department of Clinical Radiotherapy Cipto Mangunkusumo, Gold kiwifruit species contain more vitamin E than any other fruit. One Kiwi Containing up to 1.49 milligrams per 100 grams. While Green kiwi species, contains vitamin E slightly lower, namely 1.46 milligrams per 100 grams. Fiastuti expressed human body cell damage occurs due to the oxidation process by pollution, cigarette smoke, and metabolism. As a result of the oxidation of which were aging, heart disease, and cancer.
It is strengthened by the results of research Hermetet Anne Alger of Cornell University, United States, women who consumed vitamin E 600 IU daily for long-term 10 percent lower risk of developing lung disease and lung cancer than those who did not consume vitamin E.
Mineral content of potassium in the kiwi acts as lowering high blood pressure. While the mineral magnesium in the kiwi could prevent heart attacks and heart health. Kiwi can also help reduce the risk of blood clots that can lead to cardiovascular disease. Controlling cholesterol and blood sugar levels and prevent hypertension. Consumed 1 kiwi fruit a day will add acid plasma ascorbic that are believed to help reduce 33% lower risk of blood vessel disease.
3. Treating Symptoms Impotency
Base on data from a drug company, 58% of men with diabetes in the United States, experience erectile problems. Other data says men with diabetes will experience erectile problems 10-15 years earlier than men without diabetes. To prevent diabetes is one way to control sugar levels. In addition to maintaining a healthy lifestyle such as not smoking, not drinking alcohol, consuming kiwi proved very effective for preventing erectile dysfunction (impotence) is.
Kiwi is a source of amino acids arginine and glutamate. Arginine is an amino acid that is a vasodilator (blood pressure lowering) and helps increase blood flow. As a vasodilator, arginine is also used to treat symptoms of mild impotence. Kiwi also contains essential minerals, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, and phosphorus. Mineral content of potassium in the kiwi could reach 5.4 mg / calories. This potassium reflex serves to maintain the function of the nervous system and maintain muscle function.
4. Maintain body stamina
Kiwi fruit for health benefits is a mineral resource that is necessary to maintain stamina. Kiwi contains electrolytes (minerals) are very important to change the body's electrolyte loss due to sweating during hard work, exercise, or hot weather, Potassium content in kiwi 5.4 mg / calories, higher than bananas (4.2 mg / calories), and slightly lower than the papaya (6.6 mg / calories) and apricot (6.2 mg / calories).
Besides kiwi also contains vitamin C which is very large. Kiwi contains 100 mg of vitamin C in 100 grams of weight. While oranges kiwi only contains as much as 54 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams. Some research shows the benefits of kiwi fruit for health because it contains 17 times more vitamin C than apples, 2 times more than oranges, as well as more than lemon. Additionally Kiwi is rich in antioxidants.
The content of polyphenols, carotenoids and other enzymes to form antioxidants that counteract free radicals that enter the body. The result is a healthier body and can avoid many diseases. Vitamin C helps maintain the condition of the body against flu and colds (boosts the immune system); reducing stress levels and help the healing process.
5. Maintain eyes health
Kiwi contains Lutein and Beta Carotene. Benefits of lutein and beta carotene (vitamin A) are to maintain eye health. By eating a kiwi, then the vision will be able to function well maintained, especially to prevent blindness due to old age. Lutein her more easily absorbed than vegetable.
6. Keep Skin beauty beneficial to our health,
The content of which is owned by a kiwi turns out immense usefulness for skin beauty. Kiwi can be used as a mask that will make your skin more elastic and fresh. Eating kiwi can make your skin glow; reduce wrinkles on the face, and dark circles that can interfere with performance. Antioxidant content also makes the skin look firmer and younger. Kiwi seeds produce omega-3 oil used for cosmetics.
The content of vitamin E in kiwi 2-fold more than the avocado. In addition, kiwi fruit also contains vitamins B1, B2, B6, folic acid, niacin, vitamin A, and pantothenic acid in significant numbers.
Vitamin C and vitamin E have been known role as a natural antioxidant that plays an important role in counteracting free radical attack, causing aging cells and triggers the onset of various diseases. Free radicals are atoms or molecules that have one or more unpaired electrons that are free to bind to various cells and tissues, as well as lead to cancer, heart disease, and premature aging.
According to Dr. Fiastuti Witjaksono, people are deficient in vitamin C are usually more susceptible to infection and when the pain, the wound healing process longer. It's just that vitamin C cannot be stored in large quantities because it is easily soluble in water, so we could not eat a lot of vitamins, such as for example a week to spare.
Mark Moyad, MD from the University of Michigan, United States, conducting research on vitamin C say, levels of vitamin C in the body to determine the overall health status. In other words, a person could be considered unhealthy if lack of vitamin C. Unfortunately, vitamin C cannot be made so that the body should be met from outside. In addition, levels of vitamin C in the network is also very fast because it is easy to decrease oxidized.
7. Effective for diet program.
Kiwi contains very little calories, so the fruit is often consumed by those who are on a diet, because the energy content per 100 grams of fruit kiwi only 61 kcal, or less than 40 percent of the amount of energy contained in a banana. Kiwi fruit energy content is lower than oranges, orange, and grape, but slightly higher than the lemon, strawberries, cantaloupe, and papaya
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Compared with green kiwi, kiwi yellow (gold) has a decent amount of vitamin C was awarded the gold medal. The content of vitamin C in it reached 105.4 mg per 100 grams.
The content of vitamin E in the kiwi has compounded the antioxidant action of vitamin C in the fight against stress and pollution. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant power of vitamin C supplement that dissolves in water. According to Dr. Fiastuti, vitamin E is for our body to protect fat cells from oxidative damage. Fat is broken it will be stuck on the walls of blood vessels. Gradually related to fat deposition will clog the blood vessels, so that there was an attack or a stroke that occurs when a blockage in heart vessels, heart attack occurs.
The results also prove Lynley Drummond, kiwi fruit provides the most nutrients with the least amount of calories when compared with oranges, bananas and apples, so the kiwi is one option for people who are dieting.
8. Improve the ability of brain
kiwi contained amino acids arginine and glutamate. Arginine is vasodilators or lowering blood pressure and helps improve blood flow. Amino acids can also increase a child's thinking skills that are generally affected by the type of food they consume every day. Keep in mind, the food consumed will be influential in increasing the ability of the brain. In addition to fish that have high enough amino acids to intelligence, kiwi fruit is also recommended as a food that has similar benefits to fish.
9. Preventing Alzheimer's disease (immunity) in a recent study in Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine that analyzed 100 studies in the last 10 years reveals a series of benefits of vitamin C that has not known. Among others, have revealed that in addition to improving immune system, vitamin C is also useful for preventing Alzheimer's disease, which causes us to become senile. Folic acid is found in kiwi also very efficacious for reducing the risk of Alzheimer's by 50%.
10. Overcoming constipation
Kiwi fruit contains actinidin, natural enzymes that can cope with constipation.
Green kiwi superior in terms of the amount of fiber. The fiber content in kiwi green up to 3 grams per 100 grams, while the yellow kiwi 1.4 grams per 100 grams. Apples and oranges each containing 2.4 grams of fiber per 100 grams.
According to Dr. Fiastuti, this fiber is necessary for the health of our digestive tract. Lack of fiber in the last 10 years makes the increasing cases of bowel cancer. In addition, fiber is also necessary to bind fat. Fiber helps keep the fat levels in the blood we are always normal.
Health centers in Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands have always suggested kiwi as a "drug" that works to overcome constipation. 2-4 fiber content of any fruit kiwi able to expedite the process of defecation us, especially for people aged 60 years and over who are experiencing problems with their digestive system.
