Gold Kiwi

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Gold Kiwi:

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Description:

The Gold kiwi is different from the common green kiwi in color, texture and flavor.   The Gold kiwi has a bronze toned smooth hairless, paper-thin skin. The Golden kiwi's flesh is dotted with edible black seeds.  Its flavor is sweet and tropical with notes of pineapple, and mango.  Its oval shape is blunted at the stem end.  The entire Gold kiwi fruit is edible.
The Gold kiwi is an edible berry.  All other kiwis are cultivars of Actinidia deliciosa.  The Gold kiwi is a distinct and independent species named Actinidia chinesis.   Italy produces more kiwi fruit than any other country.   Gold kiwi is available summer through spring.

Differences Between Green and Gold Kiwis:

Appearance:  Green kiwi has a fuzzy brown skin.  The Gold kiwi has a smooth hairless skin with a golden brown color.

Flesh:  Green has a bright green flesh with black seeds.  The Gold is vibrant yellow with a smaller core and fewer seeds.

Taste: Green kiwi has a fresh tangy-sweet taste that resemble a cross between banana, strawberry, and pineapple.  The Gold Kiwi has a more sweet taste said to be a cross between mango and strawberry.

Nutrition:

Low Cal  - one serving (2 Kiwis)  Green: 90 calories; Gold: 110 calories

Vitamin E & Folate - both green and gold are good sources of vitamin E.  Only green has a good source of folate.

Vitamin C - green has a full day's supply of  vitamin C, more than an orange.  Gold has 3 times as much as an orange.

Fiber  - high fiber,helps increase metabolism.

10 Kiwi Benefits:

1. Helps digestion with Actinidain
2. High potassium helps control blood pressure
3. Combination of antioxidants helps prevent DNA damage
4. High vitamin C helps boost immunity
5. High fiber and low glycemic index helps in losing weight
6. High fiber helps maintain digestive health
7. High fiber helps eliminate toxins from the digestive tract
8. Consumption helps prevent blood clots and reduce triglycerides
9. Low glycemic index does not raise blood sugar rapidly.
10. Study found 3 servings of kiwi per day reduced macular degeneration by 36%

So..... Eat up!  Enjoy!  I show you how.

Gold Kiwi - Coconut Upside down Cake:

2 TBS melted butter

2 TBS brown sugar

4 - 5 gold kiwis peeled and sliced

7 TBS butter softened

1 1/3 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 1/2 cups self-raising flour

1/2 cup shredded coconut 

juice of 2 limes

3 ounces of coconut milk

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease and line 8 inch round pan.  Pour in melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar, then top with single layer of sliced kiwi fruit.  Beat softened butter and granulated sugar for 3 minutes until pale and creamy.  Add eggs one at a time  beating mixture with each addition.  Fold in flour, shredded coconut , coconut milk, and lime juice until combined. 

Pour cake mixture over kiwifruit and smooth with a spatula.  Bake for 40 - 45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and turn out of pan.

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