Kiwifruit, a fruit originally from China, has spread around the world in the last decades. Its production has exponentially grown and also the commercial value and market share of this fruit has increased in recent years. This fact makes kiwifruit the focus of recent research. The main conclusion of this chapter is that kiwifruit could be a very important fruit in our daily diet. It has been proven to have higher amounts of antioxidant species that most usually consumed fruits. This would make kiwifruit a better choice over other fruits such as pear, peach, apple, banana, etc. Kiwifruit phytochemicals (vitamin C, polyphenols) are potent antioxidants, but kiwifruit has shown also other important biological activities: modulation of platelet aggregation, increase of plasma AOX, regulation of plasmatic lipids, reduction of blood pressure, and modulation of the inflammation process. Therefore kiwifruit is not only a source of fiber and vitamin C but also a container of a great deal of bioactive molecules with several biological activities.
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猕猴桃，一种原产于中国的水果，在过去的几十年里已经传播到世界各地。其产量呈指数级增长，近年来这种水果的商业价值和市场份额也有所增加。这一事实使猕猴桃成为最近研究的焦点。本章的主要结论是猕猴桃可能是我们日常饮食中非常重要的水果。事实证明，它含有大量的抗氧化剂，而这些抗氧化剂通常是水果的主要成分。这将使猕猴桃成为梨、桃子、苹果、香蕉等其他水果的更好选择。猕猴桃植物化学物质（维生素C、多酚）是有效的抗氧化剂，但猕猴桃还表现出其他重要的生物活性：调节血小板聚集，增加血浆AOX，调节血脂，降低血压，以及炎症过程的调节。因此，猕猴桃不仅是纤维和维生素C的来源，而且是具有多种生物活性的大量生物活性分子的容器。
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▲sungold kiwifruit
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