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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow in 30-40 words each : 

1. May be you’re bored of bananas, apples and grapes and need a fresh produce pick ? A nutrientrich serving of kiwifruit may be just what you need. A serving of kiwifruit (2 kiwis) has twice the vitamin C of an orange, as much potassium as a banana and the fiber of a bowl of whole grain cereal-all for less than 100 calories ! 

2. The fuzzy fruit is sky-high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, both of which are essential for promoting heart health, regulating digestion, and lowering cholesterol levels—that’s a winning trifecta. Kiwi fruit has also been considered a “nutritional all-star,” as Rutgers University researchers found that kiwifruit has the best nutrient density of 21 commonly consumed fruits. 

3. Along with vitamin C, kiwi fruits are rich in many bioactive compounds that have antioxidant capacity to help to protect against free radicals, harmful by-products produced in the body. If you want clean energy, think of kiwifruit because they’re rich in magnesium, a nutrient essential to convert food into energy. 

4. A kiwi fruit also doubles as a peeper-keeper by supplying your eyes with protective lutein, a carotenoid that’s concentrated in eye tissues and helps protect against harmful free radicals. Kiwifruit is also packed with blood pressure-lowering potassium. In fact, a 100 gram serving of kiwifruit—that’s about one large kiwi—provides 15% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of potassium. 

5. Kiwi fruit has been growing in New Zealand for over 100 years. Once the fruit gained in popularity, other countries started to grow them including Italy, France, Chile, Japan, South Korea and Spain. At first, kiwis were referred to as ‘Yang Tao’ or ‘Chinese Gooseberry,’ but the name was ultimately changed to kiwifruit so that everyone would know where the fruit came from. 

6. A ripe kiwi fruit will be plump and smooth-skinned, and free of wrinkles, bruise, and punctures. If you find that your kiwi is a little too firm after buying it, simply let it ripen at room temperature for three to five days. The firmer the fruit, the more tart it will taste. To speed up the ripening process, you can also place kiwis in a paper bag with an apple or banana. If you want to store the fruit longer, you should keep in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions in 30-40 words each :

(a) What does a serving of kiwi offer ? 

(b) Why has kiwi been considered a “nutritional allstar”? 

(c) How is kiwi fruit helpful for the eyes? 

(d) How can you make a kiwi fruit ripen ? 

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(a) A serving of a kiwi fruit offers twice the vitamin C of an orange, as much potassium as a banana and the fiber of a bowl of whole grain cereal-all for less than 100 calories ! 

(b) Kiwi has been considered as a ‘nutritional allstar’ as Rutgers University researchers found that kiwifruit has the best nutrient density of 21 commonly consumed fruits. It is sky high in both soluble and insoluble fiber which are essential for promoting heart health, regulating digestion and lowering cholestrol levels. 

(c) A kiwi fruit supplies our eyes with the protective lutein, a carotenoid that gets concentrated in eye tissues and helps protect against harmful free radicals.

(d) We should let it ripen at room temperature for three to five days. To speed up the ripening process, we can also place it in a paper bag with an apple or banana.

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