20 Fun Facts About Avocado

Avocado from the first sight is not a very attractive green fruit with a not quite pronounced taste is gaining more and more popularity all over the world. The health and versatility of avocado make it an ingredient in many dishes.

20 Fun Facts About Avocado

We have collected 20 of the most interesting facts about avocado, but in fact, there is much more to tell about this mysterious fruit.

Fact # 1: Very Ancient Fruit

Avocado has been known for a very long time. Avocado seeds have even been found in mummy tombs dating back to 750 BC. Cave paintings of avocados were also found, which are more than 12,000 years old. It means that even then they not only knew about this amazing fruit but also loved it.

Fact # 2: Not a vegetable, but a fruit

In appearance, taste, and even in chemical composition, avocados are closer to vegetables, but still, it is a natural fruit with a large stone inside, which grows on trees up to 20 m high.

Fact # 3: Has many names

At different times, different peoples gave different names to Avocado: crocodile (alligator) pear, poor man's cow, midshipman oil, and others.

Fact # 4: Listed in the Guinness Book of Records

Avocado is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for being the most nutritious fruit in the world. The recording was made on September 25, 1998.

Fact # 5: Originally from Mexico

Avocado is a Mexican fruit. Although now it is grown in Brazil, Africa, Israel, and the United States.

Fact # 6: Species diversity

It seems to us that avocados always look the same. In fact, there are about a hundred varieties of avocados. They differ from each other in size (from 100 grams to 2 kg), shape (round, oval, pear-shaped), color (from dark green to dark purple), taste, and fat content.

Fact # 7: The name was invented by the Spaniards

The name "avocado" was given to this fruit by the Spaniards, who were the first Europeans to taste it.

Fact # 8: Food for diabetics

Avocado is an excellent treatment for people suffering from diabetes mellitus, as it contains less than one and a half percent of sugars, but it contains a lot of vitamins and minerals that are beneficial to health and strengthen immunity.

Fact # 9: Belongs to the laurel family

The avocado belongs to the laurel family, the leaves of which we use as a spice.

Fact # 10: May cause poisoning

The seed of an avocado, like its leaves, bark, peel, contains toxic substances, so you can't eat them - you can get very poisoned.

Fact # 11: Vegetarian Salvation

Avocado contains so much protein that it can completely replace meat dishes on the vegetarian table.

Fact # 12: Highly nutritious

100 grams of avocado contains more than 200 calories, so the fruit is very nutritious and quite suitable for preparing main dishes.

Fact # 13: Cook gently

If the avocado is subjected to prolonged heat treatment, it begins to taste bitter. Therefore, it is preferable to use it raw, and if it is cooked, then it is very short.

Fact # 14: Doesn't like the cold

This southern fruit, like bananas, does not like the cold, so it should be stored at room temperature.

Fact number 15: Saves from old age and disease

50 grams of avocados contain a daily dose of carotenoids, which help to maintain youth at the cellular level, improve skin function and provide good vision.

Fact # 16: Only healthy fats

Avocados are one-third fat. But these are healthy vegetable unsaturated fats that are easily absorbed by the body.

Fact # 17: Strengthens the nerves

Avocado is rich in B vitamins and other substances, directly and indirectly, affecting the resistance of the nervous system to external stimuli. A person who regularly uses avocados becomes calmer and more collected, knows how to resist troubles, and remains an optimist even in the most difficult situations.

Fact # 18: May cause allergies

Those who are allergic to citrus fruits and latex - be careful. An allergic reaction may develop on avocados.

Fact # 19: Always green

When choosing ripe fruits, do not focus on color. Avocados range in color from green to dark purple. Just squeeze it - if it's a little soft, then ripe.

Fact # 20: Aphrodisiac

Aborigines consider avocados to be the strongest aphrodisiac, and to wish the young people to have many children, they give a lot of avocados.