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AVOCADOS
Avocado originate from Northern America There have been a number of varieties of avocadosgrown in Australia.
Varieties are ;Sharwil, Edranol, Hazzard, Pinkerton, Gwen, Fuerte, Wurtz, Reed, Shepard and Hass.
The strongest and most common of these varieties is the Hass fruit.
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It is often called “alligator pear,” which is very descriptive, because it tends to be shaped like a pear and have green, bumpy skin… like an alligator.
The yellow-green flesh inside the fruit is eaten, but the skin and seed are discarded.
Avocados are very nutritious and contain a wide variety of nutrients, including 20 different vitamins and minerals.
Here are some of the most abundant nutrients , in a single 3.5 ounce (100 gram) serving (3):
- Vitamin K: 26% of the RDA.
- Folate: 20% of the RDA.
- Vitamin C: 17% of the RDA.
- Potassium: 14% of the RDA.
- Vitamin B5: 14% of the RDA.
- Vitamin B6: 13% of the RDA.
- Vitamin E: 10% of the RDA.
- Then it contains small amounts of Magnesium, Manganese, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Phosphorous, Vitamin A, B1 (Thiamine), B2 (Riboflavin) and B3 (Niacin).
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