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Nutritional Composition of Hass Avocado Pulp

Nikki A Ford et al. Foods. 2023.

Abstract

Avocados (Persea americana) are a unique fruit that can provide health benefits when included in a healthy diet. As health care moves towards precision health and targeted therapies or preventative medicine, it is critical to understand foods and their dietary components. The nutritional composition and plant physiology of the Hass avocado is strikingly different from other fruits. This paper reviews the nutrient and bioactive composition of the edible portion of the Hass avocado (pulp) reported in the literature and from commercial lab analyses of the current market supply of fresh Hass avocados. These results provide comprehensive data on what nutrients and bioactives are in avocado and the quantity of these nutrients. We discuss the reasons for nutrient composition variations and review some potential health benefits of bioactive compounds found in Hass avocados.

Keywords: Persea americana; avocado; carotenoids; fatty alcohols; macronutrients; minerals; phytosterols; polyphenols; precision nutrition; vitamins.

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Conflict of interest statement

N.A.F. and E.B. are employed by the Avocado Nutrition Center. P.S. and J.K. are members of the Avocado Nutrition Science Advisory. P.S. is the founder of SP Nutraceuticals Inc. and Spagnuolo Consulting Inc.

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Figure 1

The proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids of commonly consumed fat sources. Data from USDA FoodData Central [35]. FoodData Central IDs (top to bottom): 173410, 170847, 169474, 173882, 175158, 173584, 174266, 169415, 171706, 171413, 170567, 172336.

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Figure 2

Dietary fiber in fruits and vegetables prevalent in the U.S. food supply. Food prevalence data are from USDA Economic Research Service [42], and nutrient data are from FoodData Central [15]. FoodData Central IDs (top to bottom): 171706, 169247, 174682, 170393, 170000, 173944, 169918, 171688, 170457, 170033.

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Figure 3

Structure of acetogenins. Reproduced with permission from: Rodríguez-López et al. [13]. Avocado fruit maturation and ripening: dynamics of aliphatic acetogenins and lipidomic profiles from mesocarp, idioblasts, and seed. BMC Plant Biol 17, 159 (2017).

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This review was supported by the Avocado Nutrition Center.