Nutritional value of avocado
The nutritional value of avocado is very high, a variety of health, beauty benefits favored by consumers. Avocado is rich in a variety of vitamins (A, C, E and B series of vitamins, etc.), a variety of mineral elements (potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, etc.), edible plant fibers, rich in fat in the unsaturated fatty acid content of up to 80% for high-energy, low-sugar fruits, have to reduce cholesterol and blood lipids, to protect the cardiovascular and hepatic system and other important physiological functions.
The efficacy and role of avocado
1, beauty care. Avocado rich in vitamins and vegetable oils, very good for the skin, moisturizing, exfoliating, sunscreen and other effects, high-level cosmetics, most of the components of avocado.
2, lower cholesterol. Avocado contains oleic acid is a unit of unsaturated fat, can replace the dietary saturated fat, so have the effect of reducing cholesterol.
3, protect the eyes. Avocado is rich in vitamins A, E and B2, these nutrients are very beneficial to the eyes, often on the computer white-collar workers can eat more.
4, prevent fetal malformation, prevent cardiovascular disease. Avocado is rich in folic acid, which can prevent the fetus from congenital neural tube defects, reduce the chances of adults suffering from cancer and heart disease.
How to eat avocado? Avocado has high nutritional value, but how to eat it? There are many ways, such as:
1, direct consumption. Wash the avocado, peel and remove the core, cut into small pieces, eat directly, pay attention to taste, the first time to eat may not be too accustomed to Oh.
2. Make a salad. Cut the avocado into 1-centimeter cubes and serve with peas, corn and your favorite vegetables (such as blanched broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.), then toss with dressing or tomato salsa.
3. Spread on slices of bread. This is an easy way to eat avocado, cut it up, scoop it up with a small spoon, use it as jam, spread it well, and add strawberry jam or honey, the taste is quite good.
4. Make a milkshake. Add avocado with appropriate milk or yogurt and honey, put it in a blender and blend it into a milkshake, which is a favorite of children and young people.5. With granulated sugar. Pick a ripe and soft avocado, cut it in half, take away the core, use a small fork or a small spoon to scrape the flesh from the skin and crush it, put in a spoonful of granulated sugar and mix it well, and eat it directly with a spoon.
6. Dip in wasabi soy sauce. Dip the more raw avocado in wasabi soy sauce, which is the Japanese favorite way to eat. Take the green more raw avocado a, cut in half, take away the core, and then all two, with a knife to peel off the skin, cut the flesh into 0.5cm ~ 1cm slices, plate; prepared soy sauce soy sauce a small dish, a little wasabi. For dipping, the taste is similar to salmon and tuna belly meat.