About Kiwis

• Known as the “Chinese gooseberry” until popularized by New Zealand 50 years ago
• The size and shape of a chicken egg, kiwis have a fibrous, green-brown skin and soft seed-filled flesh
• Full of vitamin C

Selecting

Kiwis are ripe when they are slightly soft to the touch.

Storing

Kiwifruits are sub-tropical, so they can be stored in your refrigerator for several weeks without loss of quality. If they are still hard, they will ripen slowly at room temperature.

DOLE Kiwifruit are harvested while still hard and unripe. By refrigerating them immediately and shipping them frozen, our kiwis arrive in your shop just as they are reaching perfect ripeness.

Eating

You can eat a kiwi whole, like an apple, and its skin is good for you. But most people cut their kiwi in half and scoop out the flesh or peel and slice it.

Availability

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Growing regions

Italy, New Zealand, Chile, France.