Fruit - Avocado

Avocado

Principle	NutrientValue	Percentage of RDA
Energy	160 Kcal	8%
Carbohydrates	8.53 g	6.5%
Protein	2.0 g	3.5%
Total Fat	14.66 g	48%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
DietaryFiber	6.7 g	18%
Vitamins
Folates	81 µg	20%
Niacin	1.738 mg	11%
Pantothenic acid	1.389 mg	28%
Pyridoxine	0.257 mg	20%
Riboflavin	0.130 mg	10%
Thiamin	0.067 mg	5.5%
Vitamin A	146 IU	5%
Vitamin C	10 mg	17%
Vitamin E	2.07 mg	14%
Vitamin K	21 µg	17.5%
Electrolytes
Sodium	7 mg	0.5%
Potassium	485 mg	10%
Minerals
Calcium	12 mg	1%
Copper	0.190 mg	21%
Iron	0.55 mg	7%
Magnesium	29 mg	7%
Manganese	0.142 mg	6%
Phosphorus	52 mg	7%
Selenium	0.4 µg	<1%
Zinc	0.64 mg	6%
Phyto-nutrients
Carotene-α	24 µg	--
Carotene-ß	62 µg	--
Cryptoxanthin-ß	28 µg	--
Lutein-zeaxanthin	271 µg	--

1. Battles Diabetics:
2. Lowers Cholestrol:Has twice as much potassium as a banana. The healthy monosaturated fats can help lower the cholesterol levels.
   You may be happy reading that avocado reduces cholesterol level. Yes, that’s true, but if you consume it in large amount, it will harm your body as it is rich in beta – sitosterol that absorbs necessary cholesterol from the body.
3. Helps stop strokes:
4. Control Blood pressure:
5. Immunity: Babies could live on avacado due to the high fat content that help with normal infant growth and development.

1. Face and Skin Care :
   1. Skin Glow:Mash the avocado and apply it on your Skin for 15-20 minutes. For this pack first rinse the pack with warm water and then wash it off with cold water. This will help in closing down skin pores.
   2. Wronkle Free and Dry skin:Highly useful for for Dry Skin. Mash 1/2 very ripe, soft avocado in a bowl, then stir in 1/4 cup honey. Apply to skin and leave for 10 minutes. Rinse with a cool wash cloth. This mask works well on mature, wrinkled and dry skin.
2. Face :
   1. Facial Cleanser:In a medium-sized bowl, beat the yolk of one egg until it's light and frothy, add a half cup of milk, and half a peeled avocado, mashed. To blend fully, pour mixture into a blender until it has a thin, lotion-like consistency. Apply cleanser to your face with a cotton ball and then rinse with warm water. You can also use this as deep cleanser, after your regular face wash. This formula is perishable, so store in the refrigerator between uses for up to two days.
   2. Facial Moisturizer:Peel of an avocado and lightly wipe the inside of it across your face. Your face will love all the natural oils! You can rinse your face after 15 minutes or leave on overnight for extremely dry skin.
3. Hair :
   1. Strengthening Hair:This is especially helpful for color-treated hair that's looking -- and feeling -- fried. In a medium bowl, beat one egg and then add a half cup of olive oil and a third a cup of yogurt. Mash one avocado in a separate bowl and then add to yogurt mixture and stir to combine; it's okay if the mixture is chunky. Apply to dry hair and massage into roots. Leave on for 25 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water. Wash hair with shampoo and conditioner as usual.
   2. Wronkle Free and Dry skin:Highly useful for for Dry Skin. Mash 1/2 very ripe, soft avocado in a bowl, then stir in 1/4 cup honey. Apply to skin and leave for 10 minutes. Rinse with a cool wash cloth. This mask works well on mature, wrinkled and dry skin.
4. For Dull Eyes :Simply cut an avocado in half and slice into crescents. Place one crescent under each eye and leave on for 20 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water. You won't believe the difference!
5. Cracked Hands and Legs:Are your hands and legs are dry and cracked? This formula is especially helpful in winter, when your hands are often chapped and parched. Mash a quarter of an avocado in a small bowl. Add 1 egg white, 2 tablespoons oatmeal, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice and stir to combine. Apply the mixture to your hands and legs and leave on for 20 minutes before rinsing off with lukewarm water. Your hands and legs will feel super soft and supple -- take that, winter!

1. Mouth Reaction:Eating avocados may result in allergic symptoms in some latex-sensitive persons. The symptoms may include itching in the throat, hives, runny nose, breathlessness, etc. Often-times, these symptoms are mild and self-limiting.
2. Urticaria, abdominal pain, vomiting and sometimes life-threatening symptoms.
3. Avoid During Pregnancy And Breast Feeding:It is not advisable to eat avocado during pregnancy and breast feeding. It may reduce milk production. It can also cause damage to the mammary gland. If the breast feeding mother consumes avocado in large amount, the baby will have an upset stomach.
4. Skin Reaction:The people who are allergic to this fruit may land with adverse skin issues. Symptoms of allergy are hives, itching, redness in skin or eczema.
5. Sensitivity To Latex::People who are sensitive to latex should avoid taking avocado as it increases the level of serum IgE antibodies in the body which may cause allergic reaction.
6. Allergic to few Drugs :Avocado in large amounts may decrease the effect of anti inflammatory medication. Hence, its excess consumption leads to blood thinning.

1. Selection:Avocados are readily available in the market year around. Buy medium size, fully ripe fruit with pleasant aroma. The fruit that is ready to eat should yield to pressure when gently pressed. Avoid very hard fruits as they may take quite some time to fully ripe. On the other hand, avoid buying excessively soft ripe fruits as they tend to be mushy and featuring little, if any, flavor. Look carefully for any surface cuts, blemishes, and spots and avoid them.
2. Storing:At home; store avocado in a cool, dark place. Unripe fruits usually placed in a paper wrap with a banana or apple in order to speed up their ripening.
3. Serving:cut the fruit lengthwise at its center all the way around the seed. Then rotate or twist the two halves in opposite directions and gently pull apart. Remove the seed using a spoon. Gently peel the skin with your fingers starting from the stem end. Cut the pulp into desired cubes. Sprinkle or rinse the cut sections in lemon juice to prevent enzymatic brown discoloration until ready to use.
4. Safety:Raw unripe avocados rather highly concentrated with tannins. High tannin content makes them bitter and unappetizing. Very high levels of tannins in the food inhibit vitamins and minerals absorption in the gut.