According to nutrition specialist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Dr Fiastuti Witjaksono, MS, SpGK, by eating fruit, we not only get the vitamins, but also fiber, minerals and other phytochemicals that are important to the body.
"If consumption of the vitamin in supplement form, we will only get the vitamin alone. Else if consumption of fruit. Eating fruit provides more benefits than taking supplements because fruits contain not only vitamin C, but also minerals, fiber and phytochemicals your body needs, "said Dr. Fiastuti in Zespri initiated a media workshop in Jakarta on Tuesday (3 / 5).
Fiastuti revealed, to be optimally absorbed by the body, vitamin C is water soluble and easily damaged requires supportive environment. "The fruit has a similar environment as they contain other components such as fiber and various phytochemicals," he said.
Vitamin C in fruit is more easily absorbed than vitamin C in supplement form has been proven in scientific experiments conducted by scientists at Otago University uses mice. The results showed that vitamin C than kiwi fruit can be absorbed 5 times faster than the supplements of vitamin C.
"Levels of vitamin C in the body also last longer when given in the form of fruit than supplements," said Fiastuti who was not involved in this research.
Compared to other types of fruit, kiwi (Actinidia chinensis), including the type of fruit with the highest vitamin C content that is 105.4 mg in each 100 g of meat ready to eat fruit.
Normally a person needs vitamin C intake of 45 mg / day, whereas in certain circumstances such as pregnant women need 60 mg / day and during lactation need 85 mg / day.
Vitamin C is needed in the content even more if someone is often exposed to pollution from the environment, especially for those who live in big cities. High pollution trigger free radicals, which can be resisted trigger cancer by antioxidants. In the human body, vitamin C is needed as an antioxidant.
Kiwi contains vitamins A, C and E in large quantities. Vitamin C is water soluble antioxidant that is able to keep the body from free radicals that enter through food and air.
Fiber in kiwifruit helps aid digestion, help reduce the risk of diabetes by controlling blood sugar levels. Preventing colon cancer, because the fiber binds toxins and bring it out with feces. Not only that, this fiber also helps you to lower cholesterol.
An kiwi fruit contains vitamin E, fiber, vitamin C, potassium, folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper and iron.
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