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Avocado
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Avocado
comes from the avocado tree. There are several varieties of avocados
in various shapes and colours.
Some varieties barely weigh a few grams
while others may reach 1 kg (i.e. approximately 2 lb.). However,
their flavour remains identical. Avocado is ripe when,
if pressed with the fingertips, its flesh is slightly
indented under the skin. A very original name for
avocado, perhaps due to the coarseness and colour of its
skin, deserves to be highlighted: alligator pear.
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Nutritional
value and properties
Depending on the variety, avocado contains 10% to
32% of easily digestible vegetable fat. That explains
its high calorie content of approximately 200 calories
per 100 g (3 oz). Avocado is rich in minerals (potassium,
phosphorus, magnesium and sulphur) and contains vitamin
A, B, C, D, E and P. If you would like to keep the avocado skin
to use as a shell for presentation purposes,
do not peel it. Just cut it in two and hollow it out
using a spoon.
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