In a video that went viral, Jenna Ortega shocked her fans with the way she ate a kiwi. She bites into it and swallows the skin!
The French consume approximately 4.5 kg of kiwis per household per yearmaking it the eighth most consumed fruit in the country. This small exotic fruit, which is grown in the south-west of France, seduces young and old with its sweet flesh and its ease of taking anywhere. In fact, you can enjoy a kiwi while walking, during a picnic or after a good sports session. But like everyone else, you are used to cutting the fruit in half and tasting its flesh with a small spoon. In fact, its skin is completely edible. Better yet, it’s packed with health benefits.
Jenna Ortega eats her kiwi while biting into it
Indeed, Jenna Ortega, the famous actress, had gone around the Internet for her unusual method of tasting a kiwi. Indeed, she filmed herself biting into the fruit with her teeth, without removing the skin. “Is the skin of this exotic fruit edible?”, “Does it have any nutritional benefit?”, several of his fans then asked. And the answer is a big YES. Indeed, the skin of the kiwi contains many vitamins. Three times richer in vitamin E and C, kiwi skin will become your beauty asset since it fights against skin aging.
Thanks to its antioxidants, it also has benefits for strengthening the immune system. Made up of 50% more fiber than its flesh, the skin of this juicy fruit will promote your transit and improve your digestion. The skin of the kiwi also offers a great source of vitamin B9, which promotes the proper functioning of your nervous system, especially during pregnancy.
The benefits of kiwi skin on our body
Eating the skin of the kiwi also helps accentuate the feeling of satiety over a longer period of time, thus allowing you not to succumb to small cravings in the morning. So, for breakfast you can eat a whole kiwi, in addition to your usual meal. You will see, your 11:00 a.m. craving will be a distant memory. However, eating the skin of the kiwi is not suitable for everyone. In fact, people suffering from kidney stones should avoid consuming it. But for people who don’t suffer from kidney problems, you will finally be able to eat your kiwi, like an apple, and bite into it.
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