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Origin of kiwi in Galicia
The kiwi arrived in Galicia in 1969 thanks to the businessman José Fernández López and the engineer Carlos del Río. Its commercial production began a few years later, in the municipality of Porriño.
Its cultivation continued to expand throughout the 80s, but it remained a scarce and expensive product in supermarkets, so it was abandoned in the 90s, and replaced by Albariño vineyards.
It was around the year 2005, when kiwi cultivation began to recover in Galicia for commercial purposes.
Today, Galicia is the main producer of Spanish kiwi, around 40% of the national production.
Health benefits
O kiwi contén unha gran cantidade de fibra, o que o converte nun alimento recomendado en caso de estreñimiento.
É rico en vitamina C, polo que o consumo dun kiwi de tamaño medio cobre o 85% da inxesta diaria recomendada deste nutriente.
É posible que os efectos beneficiosos para a saúde deste alimento estean relacionados coas súas propiedades antioxidantes.
Comer kiwi fortalece o sistema inmunitario, actúa como antioxidante, combate os niveis elevados de colesterol e mellora a calidade da pel.
Tamén contén actidina, que favorece a dixestión.
Galician kiwi calendar
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