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New Zealand Green kiwifruit is like a nutritional bomb. It’s unique fiber content makes it very good for human digestive health and overall health and well-being.

Kiwi fruit fibre is able to swell, reaching more than three times its original volume. The swelling capacity of kiwifruit fibre is 12 times higher than wheat bran, more than six times higher than apple fibre, and one and a half times higher than psyllium.

What’s more, its fibre’s water retention capacity is about twice that of apple fibre and four times greater than wheat bran. The Kiwifruit fibre in Actazin® also acts as a prebiotic, to feed the good bacteria in the gut, allowing them to multiply and produce beneficial short chain fatty acids, the main energy source for cells in your gut.

And because it comes from nutrient-dense green kiwifruit, Actazin® is rich in vitamins C and E. These vitamins have an anti-inflammatory effect that may improve the gut’s ability to keep things moving, a process that’s often slowed by inflammation.

1. They have irregular bowel habits
2. They feel bloated and sluggish
3. Children can get a sore tummy and feel nauseous

Actazin® kiwi fruit powder comes from Zespri accredited, green kiwifruit orchards located around New Zealand, primarily the beautiful Bay of Plenty, home to the Kiwifruit Capital, Te Puke.

Kiwifruit which are grown in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in New Zealand, are exposed to higher levels of UV light and plant’s respond to this by producing more secondary metabolites compared to plant’s grown in other countries.

Secondary metabolites are the chemicals in the plants which we now know have health benefits. They are things like polyphenols, carotenoids and anthocyanins. All of these are actually produced by the plant as a stress response to the harsh UV rays, however, research shows that they are beneficial to your health.

We know from the clinical trials that we’ve done using Actazin®, that 600 mg Actazin® is functionally equivalent to two kiwifruit. They are equivalent in terms of their functional benefit, which is the promotion of bowel regularity to alleviate constipation.

Actazin® Kiwifruit Powder has several bioactive components that work together to gently and effectively improve bowel function.

There’s the kiwifruit-unique enzyme, actinidin (a digestive enzyme), which breaks down proteins and helps to reduce bloating and abdominal discomfort by increasing the rate the stomach empties. Kiwifruit digestive enzyme, actinidin has been found to enhance the digestion of several proteins, particularly some caseins (milk proteins) over and above that found with pepsin alone (a digestive enzyme produced by the body).

Actazin® also contains polyphenolics, which have a wide range of health benefits, such as reducing inflammation.

And, soluble and insoluble dietary fibre helps to bulk up and increase the viscosity of stool, and acts as a prebiotic to help support the growth and activity of the good bacteria in the gut.

The effects of Actazin® on bowel regularity have been proven in two clinical studies. These studies showed that taking Actazin® led to people having significantly more bowel movements which were also softer and therefore easier/more comfortable to pass.

Actazin’s® key bioactives, namely dietary fibre and polyphenolics, aren’t absorbed prematurely, instead they travel through the gastrointestinal tract, past the stomach and small intestine before finally arriving in the colon where the good bacteria can feed on them.

This means that the good stuff in Actazin® gets through to the part of the gut that hosts the most beneficial gut bacteria.

The ecological environment in our gut is very important for not only how our gut functions, but how we function overall as human beings, physically and mentally. One of the major drivers for the concentrations of different bacteria in the gut is the type of food that they get. Prebiotics are a type of food (typically fibres) that feed beneficial bacteria in the gut, promoting their growth and activity.

Many of the bacteria in our gut are beneficial and can actually be targeted and have their concentrations augmented by taking probiotic substances, using prebiotics, or even the combination of both.

People who have a healthy gut, i.e. one without adverse gut symptoms, have a better quality of life. They’re typically more productive, they sleep better, and are just able to achieve more in their lives. Having a healthy, balanced gut is a very important part of overall human health and well-being.

Regularity is central to our well-being. Everything starts in the gut, and if we can have our gut functioning well, we generally feel better. People who have ongoing gut issues often have worse performance when it comes to their ability to function optimally at home, at work, etc.

If the gut is working normally, then often many other parts of the body work normally as well. As an example, if the gut is having problems, it can have an effect on the central nervous system via the gut-brain axis, which may contribute to difficulties concentrating and mood changes, etc.