The avocado is a popular fruit vegetable.
Avocado is considered a vegetable because it is often eaten as a vegetable. Avocado contains very
fatty flesh (20-30% fat). The avocado contains a lot of unsaturated fat,
good for the heart and blood vessels. The flesh is also rich in potassium,
good for blood pressure. The fiber content is also high (8-10 grams per
fruit). This, in turn, is good for intestinal function.
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Ten facts about avocados
DID YOU KNOW..?
Because of its ridged skin, the avocado is also called alligator pear
or crocodile pear.
Compared to other fruits, the avocado contains a lot of protein. A
pear, for example, contains 1 gram of protein, while an avocado
contains as much as 6 grams.
Avocados grow in South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, southern
Spain and Israel.
Avocados are relatively high in fats. Eaten in moderation, these fats
do not make you fat. The high content of monounsaturated fatty acids,
works positively on the cardiovascular system and lowers cholesterol.
Due to the high concentration of folic acid, the avocado is also
counted among the aphrodisiacs: aphrodisiac foods, fiet fjoe!
An avocado tree needs 2,000 hours of sunshine per year. Wow!
It can grow up to 20 meters tall in the free naturally, but in a
plantation the avocado tree is often between 4 and 8 meters tall.
There are more than 500 varieties of avocados, wait what?
You can ripen an unripe avocado faster at home? Put it next to a
banana or an apple in the fruit bowl. These fruits produce a lot of
ethylene, a substance that speeds up ripening.
It is often said that you should keep the pit in your guacamole to
prevent browning? That's a myth! Add a little lime or lemon juice to
your sliced open avocado or guacamole and it will stay fresh longer.
Vacuum sealing with cling film also works very well, by the way.
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