Avocado Nutrition

Avocado



The avocado is a tree, long thought to have originated in South Central Mexico, classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The fruit of the plant, also called an avocado, is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed known as a "pit" or a "stone".

Avocado Nutrition

Nutritional value per 100 g
  • Energy - 670 kJ (160 kcal)
  • Carbohydrates - 8.53 g
  • Sugars - 0.66 g
  • Dietary fiber - 6.7 g
  • Fat - 14.66 g
  • 1. Saturated - 2.13 g
  • 2. Monounsaturated - 9.80 g
  • 3. Polyunsaturated - 1.82 g
  • Protein - 2 g

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A - (1%) 7 μg
  • Thiamine (B1) - (6%) 0.067 mg
  • Riboflavin (B2) - (11%) 0.13 mg
  • Niacin (B3) - (12%) 1.738 mg
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)- (28%) 1.389 mg
  • Vitamin (B6) - (20%) 0.257 mg
  • Folate (B9) - (20%) 81 μg
  • Choline - (3%) 14.2mg
  • Vitamin C - (12%) 10 mg
  • Vitamin E - (14%) 2.07 mg
  • Vitamin K - (20%) 21 μg

Minerals

  • Calcium - (1%) 12 mg
  • Iron - (4%) 0.55 mg
  • Magnesium - (8%) 29 mg
  • Manganese - (7%) 0.142 mg
  • Phosphorus - (7%) 52 mg
  • Potassium - (10%) 485 mg
  • Sodium - (0%) 7 mg
  • Zinc - (7%) 0.64 mg
  • Copper - (10%) 0.1mg

Other constituents

  • Water - 73.23 g
  • Fluoride - 7 µg
  • Beta-sitosterol - 76 mg
  • Pantothenic Acid - (15%) 0.7mg

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