Description
Kiwi is a highly nutritious fruit, containing seventeen amino acids such as leucine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, tyrosine, and alanine, and a wealth of minerals, in addition to organic substances such as kiwi alkaloids, protein hydrolyzing enzymes, tannin pectin, and sugars. Kiwi protease, a cysteine protease found in fruits, is also present in pineapples, mangoes, bananas, and papayas. This enzyme is part of the papain-like peptidase C1 family.