Abstract:ABSTRACT: In order to evaluate the fruit quality of different varieties of kiwi fruit scientifically, the evaluation system of different varieties of kiwi fruit was established. In this paper, 18 varieties of kiwifruit were studied, and 16 items of appearance quality and intrinsic nutritional quality were determined. The variability of various nutritional indexes among varieties of kiwi fruit was analyzed, and the quality of kiwi fruit was evaluated comprehensively by principal component analysis and cluster analysis. The results showed that there were differences in the quality indexes of 18 varieties of kiwifruit, among which the coefficient of variation of L*, a*, b*, soluble solid, Vc, dry matter, total flavonoids, total acid and sugar-acid ratio were all greater than 20%, indicating that there were differences among varieties. After principal component analysis, five principal components were extracted, and their cumulative variance contribution rate was 86.851%. The top three kiwi varieties were delicious, Cuixiang, Xiaya 18, etc. The 18 varieties of kiwifruit were divided into 3 groups by cluster analysis, among which the delicious kiwifruit was a single group. The kiwifruit had the characteristics of high moisture content, high sweetness and good taste. The results of this study can provide reference for quality evaluation of different varieties of kiwifruit, and provide theoretical basis for breeding and development of kiwifruit.