Dried Kiwi Slices (Actinidia chinensis) — Unsweetened Fruit Tea & Cold Brew Infusion

Dried Kiwi Slices (Actinidia chinensis), known in Chinese as Mí Hóu Táo (猕猴桃), are the gently dried fruit pieces of the kiwi vine, a sweet-and-sour botanical long enjoyed in Chinese food culture as both a nourishing fruit and a cooling, fluid-promoting food. Also called Chinese Gooseberry, kiwi fruit has been prized as a juicy, thirst-quenching fruit used in teas, infusions, and daily fruit blends. Its nature is sweet and sour, slightly cool, making it a refreshing fruit tea ingredient for warm-weather drinking and everyday hydration.

Key Selling Points

• Unsweetened dried kiwi fruit slices
• Actinidia chinensis, Chinese Gooseberry
• Low-temperature slow-dried for aroma
• Ideal for cold brew and hot fruit tea
• 500 g loose bulk pack

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is slowly dried at low temperature to preserve its pale jade-green to soft amber color, tender chew, and bright fruity aroma. The slices carry a gentle sweet-and-sour fragrance with a hint of fresh citrus. When brewed, they release a light golden-green infusion with a clean, tangy kiwi taste and a soft, naturally sweet finish, without added sugar.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Cold brew fruit tea
• Hot fruit tea infusion
• Blended herbal and fruit teas
• Yogurt, oatmeal, and dessert topping
• Everyday fruit snack

Traditional Uses

In Chinese folk food practice, kiwi fruit is enjoyed as a cooling, thirst-quenching fruit that supports fluid balance and gentle digestion. Dried kiwi slices are steeped alone as a light fruit tea, blended with chrysanthemum, rose, or hawthorn for seasonal infusions, and added to congee, sweet soups, and fruit blends. In daily life, they are also eaten as a tangy snack or stirred into warm water for a simple, unsweetened fruit drink.

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