Avocado (Persea americana) is a flowering plant of the Laurel family (Lauraceae), where camphor, cinnamon, bay laurel, and spicebush belong. It is native tree of Mexico, Central America, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean, but it is now cultivated in all tropical regions of the world and in some temperate regions. It produces an edible, egg-shaped fruit (also called avocado) that contains a large seed. There are various avocado varieties: Hass, Gwen, Pinkerton, Reed, Bacon, Ettinger, Fuerte, Sharwil, Zutano, and Spinks.
Avocado fruit is among the most favorite fruits, although some people don’t like its “exotic” taste. It is avoided by some health-conscious people because of its high-fat content. Nevertheless, avocado is claimed by health experts as one of the most nutritious fruits in the world. The table below proves this claim. The table shows that avocado contains carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, fibers, and lipids.
Refuse: 26% (Seed and skin)
Scientific Name: Persea americana (All Commercial Varieties)
NDB No: 9037 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)Reference: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009)
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ErrorProximates Water g 73.23 40 1.898Energy kcal 160 0Energy kJ 670 0Protein g 2.00 34 0.136Total lipid (fat) g 14.66 35 0.542Ash g 1.58 34 0.118Carbohydrate, by difference g 8.53 0Fiber, total dietary g 6.7 27 0.879Sugars, total g 0.66 12 0.019Minerals Calcium, Ca mg 12 29 0.583Iron, Fe mg 0.55 29 0.105Magnesium, Mg mg 29 17 1.542Phosphorus, P mg 52 16 1.622Potassium, K mg 485 29 31.316Sodium, Na mg 7 23 1.173Zinc, Zn mg 0.64 17 0.029Copper, Cu mg 0.190 17 0.039Manganese, Mn mg 0.142 17 0.007Fluoride, F mcg 7.0 9Selenium, Se mcg 0.4 5 0.068Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 10.0 20 0.505Thiamin mg 0.067 16 0.002Riboflavin mg 0.130 16 0.008Niacin mg 1.738 16 0.081Pantothenic acid mg 1.389 16 0.301Vitamin B-6 mg 0.257 15 0.046Folate, total mcg 81 24 10.343Folic acid mcg 0 0Folate, food mcg 81 24 10.343Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 81 0Choline, total mg 14.2 0Betaine mg 0.7 2Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00 0Vitamin B-12, added mcg 0.00 0Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 7 0Retinol mcg 0 0Carotene, beta mcg 62 33 7.715Carotene, alpha mcg 24 31 11.540Cryptoxanthin, beta mcg 28 29 16.722Vitamin A, IU IU 146 0Lycopene mcg 0 7 0.000Lutein + zeaxanthin mcg 271 16 16.660Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg 2.07 23 0.214Vitamin E, added mg 0.00 0Tocopherol, beta mg 0.05 10 0.009Tocopherol, gamma mg 0.33 19 0.114Tocopherol, delta mg 0.02 10 0.004Vitamin D (D2 + D3) mcg 0.0 0Vitamin D IU 0 0Vitamin K (phylloquinone) mcg 21.0 8 0.766Lipids Fatty acids, total saturated g 2.126 04:0 g 0.000 06:0 g 0.000 08:0 g 0.001 7 0.00110:0 g 0.000 8 0.00012:0 g 0.000 8 0.00014:0 g 0.000 8 0.00015:0 g 0.000 8 0.00016:0 g 2.075 8 0.10417:0 g 0.000 8 0.00018:0 g 0.049 8 0.00520:0 g 0.000 8 0.00022:0 g 0.000 8 0.00024:0 g 0.000 4 0.000Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 9.799 014:1 g 0.000 8 0.00015:1 g 0.000 8 0.00016:1 undifferentiated g 0.698 8 0.03917:1 g 0.010 8 0.00118:1 undifferentiated g 9.066 8 0.47420:1 g 0.025 8 0.00222:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 4 0.000Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 1.816 018:2 undifferentiated g 1.674 8 0.06318:3 undifferentiated g 0.125 018:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA) g 0.111 4 0.00718:3 n-6 c,c,c g 0.015 4 0.00018:4 g 0.000 4 0.00020:2 n-6 c,c g 0.000 8 0.00020:3 undifferentiated g 0.016 8 0.00220:4 undifferentiated g 0.000 8 0.00020:5 n-3 (EPA) g 0.000 4 0.00022:5 n-3 (DPA) g 0.000 4 0.00022:6 n-3 (DHA) g 0.000 4 0.000Cholesterol mg 0 0Stigmasterol mg 2 6 0.000Campesterol mg 5 6 0.196Beta-sitosterol mg 76 6 5.583
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