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Avocado

Avocado

Nutrient Content : Vitamins & Minerals

(Based on 100g in raw form)

Fiber
Calcium
Iron
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
7 g
12 mg
0.6 mg
29 mg
52 mg
485 mg
Sodium
Zinc
Copper
Manganese
Selenium
Choline
7 mg
0.6 mg
0.19 mg
0.14 mg
0 mcg
14 mg
Vitamin A (RAE/IU)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B6
7 mcg
0.07 mg
0.13 mg
1.7 mg
1.4 mg
0.26 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folate/Folic Acid)
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
81 mcg
10 mg
271 mcg
2.1 mg
21 mcg
Avocado

What It Helps:

Avocado

How It Helps:

  • Helps reduce LDL ("Bad") cholesterol levels 

  • Can help promote hair growth when applied to scalp (the pulp or the seed oil)

  • Leaves help with diarrhea, bloating, gas, as well as cough

  • Leaves and bark can also help with the liver and lowering the uric acid  levels 

  • The pulp as well as the seed oil contains healing properties that helps with wounds, as well as hair growth

  • Contains lutein which helps protect the eye from cataracts as well as macular degeneration 

Avocado

Tips & Other Info.

  • Mash up the avocado and apply it to your scalp or massage the avocado oil into the scalp to help promote hair gowth.

  • Make an avocado toast

  • Add it as a topping in your chicken tortilla soup

  • Add it on your favorite salad

  • Make guacamole! ( Check our recipes section)

  • Did you know avocados have more potassium then a banana!

  • Do not use leaves or bark if pregnant

Gardening Tips & Info.

Here are some planting tips and information if you want to have this plant in your own backyard (or front yard)

Planting Season

Harvesting Season

Pruning Season

Watering Schedule

Sunlight Exposure

Potted / In Ground

Plant from early spring (March) through early summer (June)
Prune them regularly to maintain its shape and to maintain its height for ease of harvesting.
Well drained soil. But soil needs to always be moist
Full sun

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