Kiwifruit Ingredient for Digestive Health
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The composition of the gut microflora has been found to play important roles in human health and disease. Some plant components, particularly dietary fibers, which are slow or non-digestible by humans, are called prebiotics because they are selectively fermented by gut bacteria resulting in specific changes in the composition and/or activity of the intestinal microbiota, thus conferring benefit(s) upon the host’s health.
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Kiwifruit is a good source of several vitamins and minerals and dietary fibre, and contains a number of phytochemicals; so kiwifruit potentially provides health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Consumption of green kiwifruit can have positive effects on cardiovascular health through antioxidant activity, inhibition of platelet aggregation and lowered TAG levels, and gut health through improving...
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