African Journal of Food Science and Technology

Juan Herrera*

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University, New York, USA

Publications

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  Sources provide a good and excellent of vitamin C
  Author(s): Juan Herrera**
  
  To describe the nutritional and health attributes of kiwifruit and the benefits relating to improved nutritional status, digestive, immune and metabolic health. The review includes a brief history of green and gold varieties of kiwifruit from an ornamental curiosity from China in the 19th century to a crop of international economic importance in the 21st century; comparative data on their nutritional composition, particularly the high and distinctive amount of vitamin C; and an update on the latest available scientific evidence from well-designed and executed human studies on the multiple beneficial physiological effects... View More»
  DOI: http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303//ajfst.2022.010

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