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If you take the sourness out of kiwi, it doesn't help control blood sugar as well—about half as much—when people eat it with a starchy meal.

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Dietary Fibre and Organic Acids in Kiwifruit Suppress Glycaemic Response Equally by Delaying Absorption—A Randomised Crossover Human Trial with Parallel Analysis of 13C-Acetate Uptake

Randomized Controlled Trial
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2022 Aug 3

The study found that when kiwifruit is made less acidic, it only halves blood sugar spikes about half as well as regular kiwifruit, which matches the claim.

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Dietary Fibre and Organic Acids in Kiwifruit Suppress Glycaemic Response Equally by Delaying Absorption—A Randomised Crossover Human Trial with Parallel Analysis of 13C-Acetate Uptake

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DOI: 10.3390/nu14153189

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Eating kiwifruit can help keep your blood sugar from spiking after a starchy meal, thanks to its fiber and natural acids — each cuts the sugar peak by about 30% on their own.

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Eating a whole kiwi with a starchy meal like pasta or rice can cut your blood sugar spike in half and reduce the overall rise in blood sugar by over 40%, thanks to the fiber and natural acids in the fruit slowing down how fast sugar gets into your bloodstream.

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Eating whole kiwifruit slows down how fast your body absorbs nutrients because of the fiber and natural acids in it — like your gut takes more time to process food after eating a kiwi.

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