Description
- Kiwano is rich in dietary fibre, which helps to improve digestion and to treat gastric ulcers and colon cancer. Eating kiwano improves bone and eye health, stimulates the metabolism, reduces stress and anxiety and strengthens immunity.
- The fruit is yellow-orange and is covered on the outside with sharp, chitinous spines.
- The fruit may be eaten at either stage of maturity. The mesocarp is juicy and jelly-like, and the rind is also edible.
- The average weight of a fruit is 250 g.
- The fruit has excellent post-harvest keeping qualities, remaining sound for more than 360 days.
- The yield potential of the variety is very high (over 6 kg per plant), while crop maintenance costs are significantly reduced thanks to the species' genetic resistance to attack by pathogens.