Avocado
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Avocado
Description
Avocado, also known as the alligator pear, is the fruit of the avocado, a lauraceous tree. This fruit, commonly used as a vegetable, contains large amounts of provitamin A carotenoids, fiber, folacin, vitamin B-6, magnesium, potassium, copper, manganese, vitamin C, and pantothenic acid. It also provides significant amounts of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, and iron.
Avocados are a high source of fat and food energy and should be avoided by persons on a Low Fat Diet (Pritikin), Low Fat Diet (Non Pritikin) or Weight Reduction Diet.
Available all year with peak season April through October.Caloric Content
1 Calories: 324 Protein: 3.99 gm Carbohydrates: 14.8 gm Fiber: 4.24 gm Total fats: 30.8 gm Saturated fats: 4.9 gm Unsaturated fats: 23.0 gm Cholesterol: 0 mg
1. 272 gramsVitamin Content
1 USRDA Vitamin A: 1230 5000 IU Thiamine: .217 1.7 mg Vitamin B-2: .245 1.7 mg Vitamin B-6: .563 2.0 mg Vitamin B-12: 0 6 mcg Biotin: - 300 mcg Niacin: 3.86 20 mg Pantothenic Acid: 1.95 10 mg Folic acid: 124 400 mcg Vitamin C: 15.9 60 mg Vitamin E: - 30 IU
1. 272 gramsMineral Content
1 USRDA Calcium: 22 1000 mg Copper: .527 2 mg Iron: 2.05 18 mg Magnesium: 79 400 mg Manganese: .454 n/a mg Phosphorus: 83 1000 mg Potassium: 1204 n/a mg Selenium: - n/a mcg Sodium: 21 n/a mg Zinc: .84 15 mg
1. 272 gramsAmino Acid Content
1 Tryptophan: .042 gm Threonine: .133 gm Isoleucine: .143 gm Leucine: .247 gm Lysine: .189 gm Methionine: .074 gm Cysteine: .042 gm Phenylalanine: .137 gm Tyrosine: .098 gm Valine: .195 gm Arginine: .119 gm Histidine: .058 gm Alanine: .239 gm Aspartic acid: .569 gm Glutamic acid: .416 gm Glycine: .167 gm Proline: .155 gm Serine: .163 gm
1. 272 gramsReferences
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
Rosenthal, S. Fresh Food. E. P. Dutton: New York. 1978.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Fruits and fruit Juices-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1982.
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