Q&A for How to Peel a Kiwi

No, it won't taste much different, but it will change the texture pretty drastically.

Kiwis are low in calories, so they can be a good snack choice if you're trying to lose weight.

1/2 a cup. If you weigh your food to determine serving size, a 1/2-cup serving of fresh blueberries equals approximately 75 grams or 2.6 ounces.

A kiwifruit is ripe when it appears plump and when pressed gently, it has some slight give and feels soft. It is not ripe if it has no give and if it is mushy or indents a long way, then it's past its prime but may still be edible, just not able to be cut into slices.

Same as with most other fruits, you can close them in a paper bag with a banana and/or an apple and the gases they produce will ripen the kiwi faster.

Yes, you can.

There are 42 calories in a kiwi, 2 mg sodium, 0.4 g total fat, 6 g of sugar, 0.8 g protein. It also contains vitamins C, K and E, folate and potassium. They're also full of antioxidants and are a good source of fiber.

Kiwi fruits are a low GI food - their high fibre content means that the body is slow to absorb the sugar contained in them - so they can help people with diabetes regulate their blood sugar. However, eating kiwi fruit is no substitute for monitoring your levels as you should be, and it certainly doesn't mean that you can go ahead and eat lots of other sugars after eating a kiwi fruit.