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.

▲Kiwi seedlings▲

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獼猴桃，一種原產(chǎn)于中國(guó)的水果，在過去的幾十年里已經(jīng)傳播到世界各地。其產(chǎn)量呈指數(shù)級(jí)增長(zhǎng)，近年來這種水果的商業(yè)價(jià)值和市場(chǎng)份額也有所增加。這一事實(shí)使獼猴桃成為最近研究的焦點(diǎn)。本章的主要結(jié)論是獼猴桃可能是我們?nèi)粘ｏ嬍持蟹浅Ｖ匾乃Ｊ聦?shí)證明，它含有大量的抗氧化劑，而這些抗氧化劑通常是水果的主要成分。這將使獼猴桃成為梨、桃子、蘋果、香蕉等其他水果的更好選擇。獼猴桃植物化學(xué)物質(zhì)（維生素C、多酚）是有效的抗氧化劑，但獼猴桃還表現(xiàn)出其他重要的生物活性：調(diào)節(jié)血小板聚集，增加血漿AOX，調(diào)節(jié)血脂，降低血壓，以及炎癥過程的調(diào)節(jié)。因此，獼猴桃不僅是纖維和維生素C的來源，而且是具有多種生物活性的大量生物活性分子的容器。

▲redkiwifruit▲

▲redkiwifruit▲

▲Golden kiwifruit▲

▲sungold kiwifruit

▲Kiwi sapling▲

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▲Kiwifruit planting▲

▲Kiwi orchard▲

▲golden kiwifruit vine