Yes, avocados are avocados. Also known as shea butter, Taiwan region called avocado. Belongs to the camphor family, avocado genus evergreen tree, fruit tree, is also one of the woody oil tree species.

Avocado is rich in vitamin E, amino acids, folic acid, germ fat alcohol, unsaturated fat, potassium folate and fiber.

The avocado originated in Central America, and Spanish invaders brought it to other tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Extended information:

Avocado is one of the rare fruits whose flesh is rich in fat, with a fat content of up to 14.7%, mainly unsaturated fatty acids; accordingly. Carbohydrate content is low, and mainly in the form of dietary fiber, sugar is less than 1%. Add to that an abundance of vitamins and minerals, and it looks the part of a health food.

But at the price of avocado, it's unlikely that the average person would take it as a meal, so don't expect too much nutrition from it as a garnish.

It's seed kernel is rich in fat, for important cooking oil and important industrial and mining oil, and can make margarine and soap.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Avocado (Camphoraceae Avocado spp.