How Many Calories in Kiwi?
The kiwi is a popular and nutritious fruit grown all over the world, but how many calories in a kiwi fruit? This page is devoted to covering kiwi calories along with information on kiwi nutrition.
Small and oval like a big egg, the kiwifruit has a dark colored skin, which is almost a furry texture, with a bright green inside. The skin is not edible, only the sweet flesh inside which holds lots of tiny black seeds. Grown in regions of the world including New Zealand, Chile, USA and France, there are many nutritious benefits that can be obtained from eating it, such as it;s very high levels of vitamin C, vitamin K and also vitamin B6. Some people may find themselves allergic to the kiwi due to it being rich in an enzyme called actinidin. It is common for anybody who is allergic to bananas, papayas, pineapples and also latex, to be allergic to the kiwi fruit.
How many calories in Kiwi?
In this next section we are going to show you how many calories in a kiwi, using examples of the whole fruit and various different weights.
- In a 2.7 oz kiwi fruit without the skin there are 46 calories
- In a 3.2 oz kiwi fruit without the skin there are 56 calories
- In a 6.2 oz cup of kiwi fruit there are 108 calories
- In 1 oz of kiwi fruit there are 17 calories
- In 10 g of kiwi fruit there are 6 calories
Please note that the above calorific values are approximations.
If you consume anything kiwi related such as yogurts, or slushies, you should always read the label as this will have the exact calories kiwi products have inside them printed on it. Calories can vary from brand to brand.
Kiwi nutrition facts
The following kiwi nutrition facts are based on 3.5 oz or 100g of edible fruit:
- Lutein and zeaxanthin 122micrograms
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) - 0.027 milligrams
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.025 milligrams
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 0.341 milligrams
- Vitamin B6 - 0.63 milligrams (a brilliant 48%of your daily recommended allowance)
- Vitamin B9 (Folate) - 25 micrograms
- Vitamin C - 92.7 milligrams (an amazing 112% of your daily recommended allowance)
- Vitamin E- 1.5 milligrams
- Vitamin K - 40.3 micrograms (a decent 38% of your daily recommended allowance)
- Calcium - 34 milligrams
- Iron - 0.31 milligrams
- Magnesium - 17 milligrams
- Manganese - 0.098 milligrams
- Phosphorous - 34 milligrams
- Potassium - 312 milligrams
- Sodium - 3.0 milligrams
- Zinc - 0.14 milligrams
- Protein - 1.14 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.0 g
- Carbohydrates - 14.66 g
- Fat - 0.52 g
- Sugars - 8.99 g
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit
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