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My name is Avocado!

A green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting. The avocado is colloquially known as the Alligator Pear, reflecting its shape and the leather-like appearance of its skin. Avocado is derived from the Aztec word “ahuacatl”.

The avocado (Persea americana), also known as palta or aguacate (Spanish), butter pear is a tree native to the Caribbean, Mexico,South America and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel.

Nutritional Value:

One medium avocado contains 4.02 grams of protein, 322 calories and 13.5 grams of fiber.

1. Potassium – 975 mg
2. Phosphorus – 105 mg
3. Magnesium – 58 mg
4. Calcium – 24 mg
5. Sodium – 14 mg
6. Iron – 1.11 mg
7. Selenium 0.8 mcg
8. Manganese – 0.285 mg
9. Copper – 0.382 mg
10. Zinc – 1.29 mg

also contains small amounts of other minerals.

1. Vitamin A – 293 IU
2. Vitamin C – 20.1 mg
3. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – 0.135 mg
4. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) – 0.261 mg
5. Niacin – 3.493 mg
6. Folate- 163 mcg
7. Pantothenic Acid – 2.792 mg
8. Vitamin B6 – .517 mg
9. Vitamin E – 4.16 mg
10. Vitamin K – 42.2 mcg

Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.

Nutritional facts:

1. Avocado oil is edible oil and is known to be one of the healthiest oils you can possibly eat. As food oil, it is used as an ingredient in other dishes, as well as cooking oil.
2. Avocados are also a good source of potassium and have double the quantity of potassium as in the banana.
3. Avocados have the highest fat content of any of the fruits, a medium sized avocado contains 30gr fat and however 20 grams of this fat are health promoting monounsaturated fats (which is easily burned for energy).
4. One cup of avocado has 23% of the Daily Value for folate, important for heart health.
5. Avocados contain oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that may help to lower cholesterol.
6. Carotenoid and tocopherols contained in avocado have been studied and found to inhibit the growth of some forms of Prostate cancer cells.
7. Avocados are often called one of nature’s perfect foods because they are said to contain everything a person needs to survive.
8. Avocado can play a role in a weight-loss diet if eaten in moderate amounts.

Cooking tips:

1. Avocado makes a great first food for baby due to its texture and creaminess as well as its high nutrient content.
2. A wonderful “good fat” food for baby’s brain and physical development, try an avocado as baby’s first food instead of refined cereals.
3. Avocados are served fresh from their peels. There is no need to cook avocados for baby or adult. Give an avocado a gentle roll around your counter to help separate the meat from the shell before you slice.
4. Spread a bit of mashed avocado on a sandwich in place of mayo.Chop and sprinkle avocado on top of a bean soup.
5. Spread on toasted whole-grain bread and topped with salsa.
6. Avocados are also good on sandwiches. Any combination of avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, turkey, and chicken makes a great sandwich.

How to buy?

1. When shopping for avocados, select fruit that is unblemished, unbruised, unscarred fruit with no wrinkles, without cracks or dark sunken spots. A ripe avocado will yield slightly to the touch when pressed, and this slight softness indicates it’s ready to eat. It’s often difficult to find a ripe avocado in the store, but it will ripen at home in a few days in a paper bag or on the kitchen counter. Plan in advance so you’ll have ripe avocados when you need
2. Don’t refrigerate avocados. They can turn to mush in as little as a day under refrigeration. Avocado flesh exposed to the air will darken very quickly. Some people think that leaving the pit in prevents discoloring, but the primary factor is keeping the flesh  away from air–so wrap a cut avocado in plastic, refrigerate, and use it as soon as possible. Peeled and sliced avocados should be sprinkled with lemon or lime juice to retard discoloration; the citric acid also brings out the flavor.
3. To peel, cut the avocado length wise around the pit and then rotate the two halves in opposite directions. Gently put the tip of a spoon under the pit; if it comes out easily, the avocado is ripe. You can scoop the flesh out of the shell with a spoon, but in many cases the avocado will peel like a banana–just turn it over on the cut side and pull off the skin with your fingers.

Beauty tips:

1. Rich in nutrients including vitamin E, fatty acids, and the youth mineral potassium, this highly therapeutic oil is said to have healing and regenerating properties. Anti-wrinkle, anti-bacterial, and anti-oxidant are some of its properties. Anti-oxidants have been shown to slow the aging process
2. Avocado oil is a nourishing agent for the skin and is reputed to be beneficial in moisturizing the upper layers of the skin, particularly for sensitive and sunburned skins. Studies have shown that treatment with avocado oil significantly increases the water-soluble collagen content in the dermis, which affects the age of the skin.
3. Avocado oil penetrates the skin more deeply than other oils allowing it to transport nutrients through the outer epidermis of the skin and into the dermis for increased effectiveness. Avocado oil is great for all skin types, and is especially kind to mature, sensitive or troubled skin.
4. Avocado oil is excellent for the hair and acts as a humectant, it moisturizes the hair.

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