Avocado
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Avocado
Created: Sep 10, 2008
User: BobBrown
Last Edit: Sep 10, 2008
Edited By: Anonymous
Pantry Url:
http://www.foodea.com/pantry/avocado
Summary
The avocado (Persea americana) (from Nahuatl āhuacatl), also known as aguacate (Spanish), butter pear or alligator pear, is a tree native to Mexico and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The name "avocado" also refer
General Information
Although there are close to 500 varieties of avocados.
Nutrition
An avocado contains approximately 15% of fat, most of which is monounsaturated fat. Avocados also have 60% more potassium than bananas. They are rich in B vitamins, as well as vitamin E and vitamin K. They have the highest fiber content of any fruit - including 75% insoluble and 25% soluble fiber.
History
The avocado (Persea americana) originated in south-central Mexico, sometime between 7,000 and 5,000 B.C. But it was several millennia before this wild variety was cultivated. Archaeologists in Peru have found domesticated avocado seeds buried with Incan mummies dating back to 750 B.C. and there is evidence that avocados were cultivated in Mexico as early as 500 B.C.
Varieties
Anaheim Avocado, Anaheim, Benik, Edranol, Ettinger, Fuerte, Guatemalan, Hass, Lamb Hass, Nabal, Pinkerton, Reed, Ryan, Wertz, Bacon Avocado, Benik Avocado, Clear Avocado Oil, Dickinson Avocado, Edranol Avocado, Ettinger Avocado, Fuerte Avocado, Hass Avocado, Littlecado Avocado, Minicado Avocado, Nabal Avocado, Pinkerton Avocado, Reed Avocado, Refined Avocado Oil, Ryan Avocado, Wertz Avocado, Wurtz Avocado
