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 |

What It Helps:

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

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 |