Kiwifruit will ripen on its own without ripening.

When kiwifruit ripens, it releases a gas called ethylene, which speeds up the ripening of the fruit. So as long as the kiwifruit will be left for a while, it will ripen naturally, even without the ripening process.

Kiwifruit has a soft texture and a sweet and tart flavor. The flavor has been described as a mixture of strawberries, bananas, and pineapple. In addition to containing organic matter such as kiwi alkaloids, protein hydrolyzing enzymes, tannin pectin and sugars, as well as trace elements such as calcium, potassium, selenium, zinc, germanium and the 17 amino acids required by the human body, kiwifruit is also rich in vitamin C, glucosinolate, fructose, citric acid, malic acid and fat.