Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit
Green or gold fruit with tart-sweet flesh and edible black seeds.
About Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit is the edible fruit of kiwifruit plants, eaten fresh and used in fruit salads, desserts, drinks, sauces, and preserves. Common commercial types include green-fleshed and gold-fleshed kiwifruits, which differ in cultivar and can differ noticeably in sweetness, acidity, and firmness.
The flesh is juicy and typically tart-sweet, with small edible black seeds distributed throughout. Green kiwifruit is often more tangy, while gold types are commonly sweeter and less acidic, although ripeness and cultivar affect both. Ripe flesh softens easily and can become very tender.
Common green kiwifruit has brown, fuzzy skin, whereas many gold types have smoother, less hairy skin. The fruit is sold whole, halved, sliced, or peeled. The skin is edible when clean and tender, and cutting or peeling changes both its texture and presentation.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for kiwifruit
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Golden kiwifruit
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Hayward kiwifruit
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Kiwi fruit, flesh only, raw
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Kiwi fruit, flesh only, raw, weighed with skin
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Kiwi fruit, raw
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Kiwi, chair sans peau, avec pépins, cru
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Kiwifruit (kiwi), green, peeled, raw
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Kiwifruit juice, Puree 40%
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Kiwifruit, gold, peeled, raw
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Kiwifruit, Gold, Raw
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Kiwifruit, green (hayward), peeled, raw
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Kiwifruit, Green, Raw
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Kiwifruit, ZESPRI SunGold, raw
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raw zespri sungold kiwifruit
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Kiwifruit nutrition & diet
Kiwifruit nutritional value
Kiwifruit, green, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 61kcal
- Protein
- 1.1g
- Carbs
- 14.7g
- Fat
- 0.5g
Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to fresh green or gold kiwifruit, with flesh and edible seeds, rather than juice, purée, dried fruit, or sweetened preparations. Record the edible flesh separately from peel if peeled. Portion and ripeness affect how much fruit is eaten and how it is served.
Compare the right form: Match fresh green or gold kiwifruit flesh with seeds, specifying whether peel is included and excluding juice or dried forms.
Diet considerations
Kiwifruit is a plant fruit. Fresh whole fruit is compatible with plant-based patterns, while preparations may add yogurt, cream, gelatin, honey, or cereal toppings. Juice, dried fruit, preserves, and sweetened desserts change the portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern compared with unsweetened fresh fruit.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Kiwifruit, green, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
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