Don't peel kiwis if you don't want to throw away a huge amount of vitamin P

Eating kiwi without peeling it means you are throwing away the huge amount of vitamin P in this nutritious fruit!

Nutritional value in kiwi fruit

Many scientific studies have shown that a kiwi contains up to 80 natural nutrients that are extremely good for human health. Specifically, a kiwi contains a lot of polyphenols, plant nutrients, folic acid, especially rich in vitamin C, E and minerals such as Mg, Cu, K, Zn, ...

These substances in kiwi fruit play a very important role in keeping the heart healthy and helping the skeletal system to be strong and the joints to function smoothly.

Kiwi fruit has an extremely rich source of nutrients.

Studies also show that the 4% iron content in golden kiwi fruit contains many antioxidants, which help absorb iron and prevent anemia. In addition, the rich source of fiber in each kiwi fruit is very good for digestion, helping to remove toxins from the colon, preventing constipation and hemorrhoids. In addition, it also reduces the risk of skin and intestinal diseases and prevents indigestion, helping women lose weight.

Wrong habits when using kiwi

Kiwi is a fruit that contains many vitamins and minerals, not only good for health but also good for the skin and body. However, almost everyone who eats kiwi peels off the skin because they think that the kiwi skin is inedible and has no nutrition. However, recently, Korean radio station Chosun reported that this is a wrong habit that many people have when eating kiwi.

Most of the vitamin P is found in the kiwi skin.

According to the explanation of consultant Kim Si Wan, in kiwi fruit there is a type of vitamin P, also known as quercetin, which acts as an antioxidant and effectively prevents cancer. However, what few people expect is that instead of being in the flesh of the fruit, this quercetin compound is mostly in the kiwi skin.

In fact, 100g of kiwi flesh contains only 55.1mg of quercetin, but 100g of peel contains up to 2610mg of quercetin. Thus, the content of vitamin P, also known as quercetin, in the kiwi skin is nearly 50 times higher than in the fruit flesh. Therefore, eating kiwi without peeling means we are missing out on the richest amount of nutrients.

So how to eat kiwi "properly"?

Are you wondering how to eat a kiwi with hairy skin? Don't worry! Chosun Radio has helped you solve that problem. Specifically, the program's creators said that the kiwi skin has a lot of hair, but these are just soft and thin hairs, so cleaning is not difficult.

To remove the stubborn skin, you just need to put the kiwi in diluted vinegar water and soak for about 1 minute. Next, you can use a clean dishwashing sponge to gently scrub the surface of the skin to remove the fluff immediately. Right in the program, after the kiwi had cleaned the fluff in this way, everyone was surprised because the kiwi skin was very soft and easy to eat, especially it did not cause any discomfort when chewing or swallowing.

In particular, eating kiwi with the skin is also perceived to taste better than just eating the flesh. So, peeling off the skin of any fruit is not the right way to do it. Especially for this kiwi, if you peel off the skin, it is like throwing a huge amount of vitamin P into the trash.

However, because you eat the outer skin, you need to wash kiwi thoroughly before eating to remove as much dirt and chemicals as possible on the skin surface to ensure better health.

According to Phapluatnet.vn