Exotics Fruit
New Zealand horticulture sector is a high-value, high-growth exporter, generating more than $2 billion of exports. Key strengths combines natural advantages with human innovation and world-leading technology to produce and export a wide variety of premium fruit and vegetable products complimented by New Zealand’s clean, green environment, diverse geography and climate, and excellent soil quality. Fruit continues to dominate the industry’s exports and the two main exports, kiwifruit and apples, are both world leaders. This international success has been achieved through a programme of continuous research and development and, more recently, innovation in marketing and branding.
KIWIFRUIT (botanical name : Actinidia deliciosa)
Commercial plantings began in New Zealand in 1940 and in the 1970’s large scale plantings occurred in the Bay of Plenty. Kiwifruit is marketed worldwide as kiwifruit but is more commonly called kiwi in North and South America and in Europe. The fruit gets its name from a marketing strategy, naming it after the kiwi, the national bird of New Zealand, where the fruit was first commercially popularised in 1959 by the New Zealand company Turners and Growers; previously it was known as the Chinese gooseberry. Most New Zealand Kiwifruit is now marketed under the brand-name label Zespri.
Key attributes of kiwifruit are:
KIWIFRUIT (botanical name : Actinidia deliciosa)
Commercial plantings began in New Zealand in 1940 and in the 1970’s large scale plantings occurred in the Bay of Plenty. Kiwifruit is marketed worldwide as kiwifruit but is more commonly called kiwi in North and South America and in Europe. The fruit gets its name from a marketing strategy, naming it after the kiwi, the national bird of New Zealand, where the fruit was first commercially popularised in 1959 by the New Zealand company Turners and Growers; previously it was known as the Chinese gooseberry. Most New Zealand Kiwifruit is now marketed under the brand-name label Zespri.
Key attributes of kiwifruit are:
- The soluble fibre (pectin) in green kiwifruit helps manage healthy cholesterol levels
- The antioxidants in green kiwifruit act like bodyguards to protect cells from free-radical damage
- Vitamins C and E in green kiwifruit help boosts the body’s defence system and immunity
- The folate in green kiwifruit is essential for women planning pregnancy and during pregnancy
- Green kiwifruit is a low kilojoules, nutritious snack
- The potassium in green kiwifruit aids fluid balance, muscle contraction and nerve transmission
Green Kiwifruit
New Zealand GREEN Kiwifruit is a vibrant green fleshed fruit, with a small white core and black seeds that burst with a tangy, sweet sour taste combination of refreshing flavours, leaving the mouth feeling clean and alive. A ‘nutritional powerhouse’ New Zealand GREEN Kiwifruit is one of the most nutrient dense fruits available:
Two New Zealand GREEN Kiwifruits contain:
Two New Zealand GREEN Kiwifruits contain:
- twice the amount of vitamin C as an orange
- more potassium than a banana
- more fibre than a bowl of bran
Regarded as a Superfruit, New Zealand GREEN Kiwifruit is also high in trace minerals, vitamins and is naturally low in sodium, fat and has a low GI (glycaemic index).
Gold Kiwifruits
New Zealand GOLD Kiwifruit is the most recent addition to the New Zealand Kiwifruit family and differs from it’s GREEN Kiwifruit in that it has a smooth hairless skin that is bronze in colour, a golden flesh interior, and a white core with black seeds
New Zealand GOLD Kiwifruit is a unique cultivar, and was naturally bred from one seedling planted in 1992.
Taste-wise, GOLD Kiwifruit has a sweet, uniquely tropical taste with a luscious, silky and very juicy texture that makes it a real favourite with both children and adults. Similar to GREEN Kiwifruit, New Zealand GOLD Kiwifruit contains many of the same vitamins and minerals as GREEN Kiwifruit, but with slightly higher levels of vitamin E and folate
New Zealand GOLD Kiwifruit is a unique cultivar, and was naturally bred from one seedling planted in 1992.
Taste-wise, GOLD Kiwifruit has a sweet, uniquely tropical taste with a luscious, silky and very juicy texture that makes it a real favourite with both children and adults. Similar to GREEN Kiwifruit, New Zealand GOLD Kiwifruit contains many of the same vitamins and minerals as GREEN Kiwifruit, but with slightly higher levels of vitamin E and folate
ORGANIC Kiwifruit
With growing demand for organic fruit in Europe, Britain, the United States and Japan, New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit has provided a niche offering to meet the demands of quality organic kiwifruit for those discerning consumers. Grown and certified to the most stringent organic standards, New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit are available in GREEN and GOLD varieties.
A rigorous system of organic certification is undertaken to meet market specific needs as well as being audited by BIO-GRO New Zealand (New Zealand ’s leading independent and internationally recognised certification agency). New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit also complies with IFOAM, JAS, KOACS, NZFSA and USDA certification. Guaranteed to be good for you and the environment, New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit provides a natural lifestyle choice for those who enjoy pure, organically grown fruits.
Kiwifruit Ingredient Products
In addition to fresh Kiwifruit, a range of Kiwifruit products i.e. Purees, Concentrates, IQF Dices/Slices/Whole, Kiwifruit Freeze Dried and Powders are also available
With growing demand for organic fruit in Europe, Britain, the United States and Japan, New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit has provided a niche offering to meet the demands of quality organic kiwifruit for those discerning consumers. Grown and certified to the most stringent organic standards, New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit are available in GREEN and GOLD varieties.
A rigorous system of organic certification is undertaken to meet market specific needs as well as being audited by BIO-GRO New Zealand (New Zealand ’s leading independent and internationally recognised certification agency). New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit also complies with IFOAM, JAS, KOACS, NZFSA and USDA certification. Guaranteed to be good for you and the environment, New Zealand ORGANIC Kiwifruit provides a natural lifestyle choice for those who enjoy pure, organically grown fruits.
Kiwifruit Ingredient Products
In addition to fresh Kiwifruit, a range of Kiwifruit products i.e. Purees, Concentrates, IQF Dices/Slices/Whole, Kiwifruit Freeze Dried and Powders are also available