Health benefits of Avocado

Avocado is a tree. Its flowers are greenish-yellow in color. It has a pear shaped fruit weighing around 100 to 1000 g and is called as Avocado fruit. The regional names of Avocado are abacate, avocado pear or alligator pear, butter fruit and cheese pear. Choquette, Gwen, Hass, Lula, Maluma, Pinkerton, Reed, Brogden, Bacon, Fuerte, Ettinger, Sharwil, Monroe, Spiks and Zutano are the varieties of Avocado. The fruit has low levels of cholesterol. A large seed is found at the center. Hence, it is also known as a single-seeded berry. Avocado seeds are used to treat hypertension, diabetes, inflammatory conditions and for improving hypercholesterolemia.

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Laurales

Families: Lauraceae

Genus: Persea

Species: Persea americana

Nutritional value of Avocado:

The important nutritional elements of Avocado are vitamin A, Thiamine (B₁), Riboflavin (B₂), Niacin (B₃), Pantothenic acid (B₅), vitamin B₆, Folate (B₉), vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, Calcium, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Fluoride and Beta-sistosterol.

Health Benefits of Avocado:

Avocado prevent bad breath, enhances the nutrient absorption, aids digestion, reduces cancer risk, protects from cardiovascular diseases, maintain blood sugar levels, boost cognitive abilities, maintain healthy skin and hair, improves vision, reduces liver damage and build stronger bones.  

Word of caution:

Some people may have allergic reactions such as tree-pollen allergy and latex-fruit syndrome after eating Avocados. It may also cause migraines. 

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