Kiwi berry

Actinidia arguta

fruit

A smooth, hairless mini kiwi from a Far Eastern vine; eaten whole, skin and all, green, yellow or reddish depending on the variety.

Origin

Eastern Siberia and Northern China

Season (United States)

September to October · grows in your region

Preparation

It is eaten whole and raw, skin included, like a grape, after a rinse; it is ripe when it gives a little under the finger.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Anthocyanins

Did you know?

Its skin, edible like a grape's, is said to contain up to fifteen times more antioxidants than its flesh.