Green Kiwi

Wholesale Green Kiwi

Kiwi is one of the most freight-friendly fruits in a cut program: it arrives hard, ripens on your schedule, and delivers a green that nothing else on a fruit tray can match. Harvest Sensations supplies green kiwi nationwide from Miami and Los Angeles, across both Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere seasons so the item does not gap.

Firm-Ship or Ready-to-Eat

Kiwi is a true climacteric fruit — it ripens fully after harvest. Order firm fruit if you want to control the ripening curve yourself and hold inventory; order ready-to-eat if it goes straight to the cutting board. Firm kiwi will hold for weeks under refrigeration and can be brought up in days at room temperature with an apple or banana nearby.

Selection and Storage

A ripe kiwi gives to gentle thumb pressure like a ripe peach and has a faint sweet aroma at the stem. Wrinkled skin or a sloshy feel means it is gone. Store hard fruit at 32–34°F where it holds four to six weeks; once ripe, refrigerate and use within a week. Keep kiwi away from ethylene producers unless you are deliberately ripening it — it responds fast.

In the Kitchen

Kiwi contains actinidin, a protein-digesting enzyme. It tenderizes meat, and it prevents gelatin from setting and turns dairy bitter over time, so raw kiwi should go into panna cotta, mousse or yogurt parfaits at the last moment. Sliced crosswise it is one of the strongest visual items on a fruit platter.

Nutrition

Kiwi is an outstanding source of vitamin C — more per serving than an orange — plus vitamin K, vitamin E, folate, potassium and fiber. Fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free.

Order Green Kiwi Wholesale

Tell us your volume, pack and delivery city and we will confirm current availability, sizing and pricing. Reach our Miami or Los Angeles desk through the contact page. Packs, counts and origins change with the season, so ask our sales team for this week’s specs.