If you don't already know, avocado is a fruit. Here is such an unusual and unusual fruit for us, which completely falls under the characteristics of a vegetable. Some even consider it a nut, but this, as you already understand, is not so.
Avocado is an exotic fruit, but unlike many imported “plastic” fruits and vegetables, it is rich in vitamins and microelements. Thanks to its dense peel and the fact that avocados are picked slightly unripe, they tolerate transportation well and do not need to be treated with chemicals. Even if the fruit has been sprayed with something, its fleshy skin will not allow harmful chemicals to pass through, and will also not allow moisture to evaporate and will remarkably retain all the beneficial substances. We can say that this overseas product comes to our table in a natural and natural form.
The peculiarity of avocado is its fat content., it can be felt both when cutting the fruit and after tasting a piece. We can say that avocado can replace oil - it is often used as a spread on bread or salad dressing. Yes, and avocado salad does not need olive or sunflower oil; for taste it can be sprinkled with lemon or lime juice.
Since this fruit is healthy, but fatty, it should be consumed with caution, especially for those who are on a diet. It's just that it tastes like a cucumber, but in terms of calories and nutritional composition significantly different.
One hundred grams of fresh avocado contains about 160 calories. The calorie content of one fruit can be approximately calculated without scales as follows: weigh the avocado in the store. Subtract 30 grams from this figure (the weight of the pit and peel) and get a clean yield of pulp. One avocado weighs 180-220 grams.
Also, one hundred grams of avocado contains 2 grams of protein, which accounts for 8 calories, 14.7 grams of fat, which accounts for 132 calories, and 1.8 grams of carbohydrates, which accounts for 7.3 calories.
In addition, the main composition includes: water (73 g), dietary fiber (7 g), saturated fatty acids (2 g), monosaccharides and disaccharides (0.5 g), starch (0.1 g) and ash (1 .5 g).
If we talk about the nutritional value of avocados, the main vitamins contained in avocados are: vitamin C (10 mg), choline (14.2 mg), vitamin B5 (1.389 mg) and vitamin PP niacin equivalent (1.7 mg). Also present in smaller proportions are beta-carotene, vitamin A, all B vitamins and vitamin K.
The soft and juicy avocado is now prized all over the world for its beneficial properties, it promotes weight loss and breaks down excess cholesterol in the blood. This exotic fruit improves memory and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In Mexico, it is used as an aphrodisiac; they believe that avocados have an stimulating effect, but this is not all the advantages of this fruit.
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This plant and its fruits have another name - “alligator pear”. The avocado tree sometimes reaches 18 meters in height. The trunk is usually straight and highly branched.
Avocado is not so sweet and more like a vegetable, in addition chemical composition fruit like a vegetable For a long time, the avocado was considered a nut, but it is still a fruit.
Avocado has a beneficial effect on many organs of the human body. The exotic fruit concentrates memory, reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and all this thanks to the polyunsaturated fatty acids that are part of it. It is their lack that can become one of the reasons for the development of atherosclerosis. Potassium contained in avocado promotes proper heart function, normalizes water-salt metabolism in the body and increases resistance to stress. Avocado is recommended for people with high blood pressure, since it tends to reduce it.
The benefits of avocado are seen in normalizing blood circulation and hematopoiesis. Copper, which is part of the mineral and vitamin composition of avocados, prevents anemia (anemia), iron is the most important hematopoietic element, and vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is involved in the formation of red blood cells. Moreover, copper and iron, in combination with each other, are beneficially absorbed by the body.
Avocado is good for the entire digestive system and helps with constipation. In France, a drug based on avocado oil was created, which is used to treat scleroderma, periodontal disease, and arthrosis. In old age, this drug is used for eczema and decalcification.
The fruit contains nutrients and does not contain harmful fats or sugar, which is why avocados are included in the diet. Avocado fruits contain oleic acid, which prevents the formation of cholesterol in the blood and also breaks down existing cholesterol. Avocados contain quite a lot of potassium (more than bananas), sodium, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium and other minerals. It is also not deprived of vitamins: vitamin C, group of B vitamins, provitamin A, vitamins PP and D, indicate the undeniable benefits of avocados. In terms of vitamin E content, which helps protect cells against aging and enriches them with oxygen, there are few fruits equal to avocados. In addition, it contains biologically active substances that generally rejuvenate the human body.
Avocado oil is used in the perfume industry.
There is a large seed in the middle of the avocado fruit. The pit, as well as the leaves of the avocado, contain harmful substances that are dangerous for both animals and humans; these substances can disrupt the digestive system and provoke an allergic reaction. Avocado can cause harm in case of individual intolerance.
Avocado fruits are pear-shaped, oval or spherical, about 5-10 cm in length, and weigh from 200 grams to one and a half kilograms. The skin of an unripe avocado is tough, dark green in color, and when ripe it is almost black. The flesh of a ripe avocado is yellow-green or green, very oily, and has a slightly similar consistency. butter. The pulp of a ripe avocado is used in the preparation of cold dishes: salads, appetizers and sandwiches, usually sprinkled with lime or lemon juice to avoid oxidation and spoilage of the appearance and taste of the avocado. The most popular dish Avocado is a Mexican snack called guacamole, in which mashed avocado pulp is the main ingredient.
There are approximately 245 calories in 100 grams of avocado. Avocado is popular in vegetarian cuisine, as a topping for vegetarian sushi, and as an alternative to eggs and meat.
Avocado gives delicate taste salads and refreshes sandwiches. Pairs perfectly with red fish, shrimp and poultry. Avocado pulp is good spread on pieces of crusty bread. It is better to eat avocados raw; the fruits contain tinin, which causes bitterness when cooked. Since peeled fruits quickly darken when exposed to air, they should be added to dishes at the last minute. To easily peel an avocado, make a cut with a sharp knife along the entire diameter of the fruit, so that the knife touches the pit. Divide the fruit into two halves, twisting it a little - if the fruit is ripe, this will work without difficulty. Also, carefully cut out the bone with a knife and remove it. Then make another light cut from top to bottom on each avocado halves. Then slowly pull the tip of the peel, it should come off easily.
When choosing, pay attention to appearance avocado fruit. Since avocado fruits ripen very slowly, when buying an avocado that you do not plan to eat right away, choose a fruit that is hard and heavy, it will ripen at room temperature within two days. The peel must be intact, clean, without any stains or cracks. The presence of dark spots is a clear sign that the avocado is overripe. When pressed with a finger, a ripe fruit should sag slightly, i.e. be soft, but not crumbly.
Ripe avocados can only be stored in the refrigerator for 5 days, after which the fruit will begin to darken and lose freshness and aroma. Remember, unripe avocado fruits cannot be stored in the refrigerator, they will not ripen there and will only spoil.
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
The table shows the nutritional content (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) per 100 grams of edible portion.
| Nutrient | Quantity | Norm** | % of the norm in 100 g | % of the norm in 100 kcal | 100% normal |
| Calorie content | 160 kcal | 1684 kcal | 9.5% | 5.9% | 1053 g |
| Squirrels | 2 g | 76 g | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3800 g |
| Fats | 14.66 g | 56 g | 26.2% | 16.4% | 382 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.83 g | 219 g | 0.8% | 0.5% | 11967 g |
| Dietary fiber | 6.7 g | 20 g | 33.5% | 20.9% | 299 g |
| Water | 72.23 g | 2273 g | 3.2% | 2% | 3147 g |
| Ash | 1.58 g | ~ | |||
| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin A, RE | 7 mcg | 900 mcg | 0.8% | 0.5% | 12857 g |
| beta carotene | 0.062 mg | 5 mg | 1.2% | 0.8% | 8065 g |
| Vitamin B1, thiamine | 0.067 mg | 1.5 mg | 4.5% | 2.8% | 2239 g |
| Vitamin B2, riboflavin | 0.13 mg | 1.8 mg | 7.2% | 4.5% | 1385 g |
| Vitamin B4, choline | 14.2 mg | 500 mg | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3521 g |
| Vitamin B5, pantothenic | 1.389 mg | 5 mg | 27.8% | 17.4% | 360 g |
| Vitamin B6, pyridoxine | 0.257 mg | 2 mg | 12.9% | 8.1% | 778 g |
| Vitamin B9, folates | 81 mcg | 400 mcg | 20.3% | 12.7% | 494 g |
| Vitamin C, ascorbic acid | 10 mg | 90 mg | 11.1% | 6.9% | 900 g |
| Vitamin K, phylloquinone | 21 mcg | 120 mcg | 17.5% | 10.9% | 571 g |
| Vitamin RR, NE | 1.738 mg | 20 mg | 8.7% | 5.4% | 1151 g |
| Macronutrients | |||||
| Potassium, K | 485 mg | 2500 mg | 19.4% | 12.1% | 515 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 12 mg | 1000 mg | 1.2% | 0.8% | 8333 g |
| Magnesium, Mg | 29 mg | 400 mg | 7.3% | 4.6% | 1379 g |
| Sodium, Na | 7 mg | 1300 mg | 0.5% | 0.3% | 18571 g |
| Phosphorus, Ph | 52 mg | 800 mg | 6.5% | 4.1% | 1538 g |
| Microelements | |||||
| Iron, Fe | 0.55 mg | 18 mg | 3.1% | 1.9% | 3273 g |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.142 mg | 2 mg | 7.1% | 4.4% | 1408 g |
| Copper, Cu | 190 mcg | 1000 mcg | 19% | 11.9% | 526 g |
| Selenium, Se | 0.4 mcg | 55 mcg | 0.7% | 0.4% | 13750 g |
| Fluorine, F | 7 mcg | 4000 mcg | 0.2% | 0.1% | 57143 g |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.64 mg | 12 mg | 5.3% | 3.3% | 1875 |
| Digestible carbohydrates | |||||
| Starch and dextrins | 0.11 g | ~ | |||
| Mono- and disaccharides (sugars) | 0.66 g | max 100 g | |||
| Saturated fatty acids | |||||
| Saturated fatty acids | 2.126 g | max 18.7 g |
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Avocado [PRODUCT REMOVED] rich in vitamins and minerals such as: vitamin B5 - 27.8%, vitamin B6 - 12.9%, vitamin B9 - 20.3%, vitamin C - 11.1%, vitamin K - 17.5%, potassium - 19.4%, copper - 19%
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I said that I didn't have it on hand avocado and I could not show how much one fruit weighs. In addition, at the time of writing this article, I had absolutely no idea what kind of taste this avocado because I've never tried it. And so I was in the store, passing by the department with fruits and vegetables, I remembered that I promised that as soon as I was in the store I would definitely buy avocado And I'll take a photo of him on the scales, and then I’ll share my impressions of the taste.
That's exactly what I did. I'll start with first impressions. Seeing for the first time avocado in the picture, I really thought it was green, so cute, but, firstly, it turned out to be in a rather brown peel, I didn’t really look at it. In some places it was soft. At first I thought that it was just the peel being at a distance from the fruit, but when I started peeling it, I immediately saw the fruit, or rather avocado porridge. Perhaps it is like this simply because I came across a poor quality one, I didn’t choose for a long time, I took the first one I came across, put it in the basket and moved on.
Outwardly, he is not as beautiful as in the picture. I decided to smell it, there was a smell, but it was very weak, but it was nothing at all, it even seemed to me that avocado it will be very tasty.
It was not possible to completely peel it due to the avocado fermentation, so I just cut it in half. The bone inside is simply huge, weighing as much as 35 grams. I don’t know what can be done with it other than planting it. You can also put it as a souvenir, you will find out why to do this by reading this article further.
Having made a couple avocado photos on the scales, or rather with two halves, I took out a spoon and tried the avocado for the first time. What do you think happened next? As soon as the taste of avocado reached my taste buds in my mouth, I was completely flattened. The taste of avocado is very similar to soap, as one of my friends told me. Naturally, then I could not imagine this taste, but today, having tried this “miracle” fruit, I understand what she was talking about.
The moment I fully felt taste of soap in mouth, I no longer wanted to swallow avocado and I wanted to run to the sink and, as often happens in cartoons, clean my tongue with water so that this nasty taste would leave me. However, I gathered my strength and swallowed, but as you understand, I didn’t eat another spoonful, not even the smallest one...
I couldn’t even think that such a fruit, which in my head I imagined was delicious, turned out to be so terrible, I even ate much more tuna, which I also didn’t like. Now I can say for sure that it is better to try it only as a means of rejuvenation, it is definitely not worth eating. Although of course there are people who avocado I’ll really like it, we’re all different, but now you know my personal opinion.
Now I will take that bone, make a souvenir out of it and never eat it again!
By the way, what about the cost, I think it costs differently in all stores, I was in Auchan and bought one avocado for 40 rubles, a bit much for such garbage, but I did it exclusively for my project. And at the same time I tried something new in life, after all, we only live once.
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Avocado (from lat. Persēa americana) it is customary to call the fruits of an evergreen tree of the family Lavrovs. Avocado is the most unusual fruit; it has dense, fatty, highly oily, creamy pulp with a specific “herbal” taste and smell. Avocado fruits can have different shapes - oval or pear-shaped, as a rule, the skin is dark green, sometimes almost black. Some avocados are glossy, others are slightly lumpy (calorizator). The weight of the fruits also varies quite significantly - from 100-150 gram small avocados to kilogram giants.
The homeland of avocados is considered to be the Caribbean islands and Mexico, where the ancient Aztecs were the first to eat avocado pulp. Mexico and Latin American countries are still the leaders in growing and cultivating avocados. Another common name for the fruit is “alligator pear”, because avocado really looks like a pear in crocodile skin.
An interesting fact is that avocado is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most nutritious fruit.
The calorie content of an avocado, on average, is approximately 212 kcal per 100 grams of product, depending on the fat content of the product, which varies depending on the variety and geography of cultivation.
Avocado - nutritious product, which contains almost the entire set of essential fatty acids that are necessary for preserving memory and the normal functioning of brain cells. The vitamin and mineral composition of avocados is rich and varied, it includes: , vitamins , , and , as well as macro- and microelements necessary for the body: , and , and . Avocado is an effective antioxidant that protects cells from aging, participates in hematopoietic processes, and has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract. The product helps reduce blood cholesterol levels.
In rare cases, individual intolerance to the product occurs; allergic reactions to avocados have not been identified. Avocado seeds and leaves are considered poisonous, but rarely anyone decides to eat them.
Avocado has many varieties, the most famous are Bacon, Nobel, Reed, Pinkerton, Fuerte, Gwen, Ettlinger, Zutano, Haas. The fruits vary in shape, size, color of the peel, pulp and even the seed - in some varieties it is white. Almost all varieties of avocado are available in our stores all year round; you just need to choose the taste and aroma of which fruit you like.
Despite all its exoticism, avocados grow beautifully on our windowsills. To speed up growth, you can pre-germinate the seed by piercing it in the middle at the same level with four toothpicks and placing it in a glass of water (up to the toothpicks). Plant the sprouted seed in the soil, after a short time a sprout will appear and a plant will quickly form that does not bear fruit, but grows quickly and does not require special care.
To peel an avocado you will need a sharp knife with a thin blade and a little skill. The washed fruit must be carefully cut along the entire perimeter along the long side, dividing it into halves. The knife should rest against the bone. Taking the cut halves in your hands, you should rotate them around their axis by 90˚, then lift one of the halves. The ripe fruit is easy to cut and the stone is easily separated. By making a small cut in the area where the stalk is attached, you can pull the skin and remove it. For dishes that include avocado chopped in a blender, it is more convenient to extract the pulp with a tablespoon.
It's paradoxical, but despite high calorie content, the use of avocados in diets and fasting days quite justified. Thanks to the presence of polyunsaturated acids, avocados contribute to the process of normalizing weight.
Avocado is one of the few fruits that do not ripen on the plant; the fruits are always harvested slightly unripe. In order for the fruit to fully ripen, it needs to be sent to a dry, dark room; you can wrap it in paper (newspaper will do) just to be sure. When choosing an avocado on the counter, be sure to hold it in your hands and press lightly. The correct fruit is hard, but when pressed, it presses a little. If the avocado is “stone”, then it is better to refuse the purchase; the fruit was picked too early and is unlikely to ripen. You should not buy an avocado that is soft to the touch with dark spots on the skin; softness indicates overripeness of the fruit and a complete loss of taste.
If you need to use not the whole avocado, then you need to leave half in the refrigerator, from which the pit has not been removed. The upper part of the pulp will dry out, but underneath it will remain fresh, which can be consumed. To prevent the avocado from darkening, you should sprinkle the halves or chopped pulp, or.
Avocado has good taste and an unusual consistency, average between thick cream and butter. The fruit goes perfectly with shrimp, onions, hot pepper. The most famous avocado dish is the Mexican guacamole sauce, which most Latin American dishes cannot do without. Avocados are used to make salads, rolls, sauces, and spreads on sandwiches. It is effective to serve a salad of shrimp and avocado in the peel of the fruit halves. Some interesting recipes will be found in .
You can learn more about avocados in the video from the TV show “About the Most Important Thing.”
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