Avocado
Vegetables
Cool & dark
Avocado is a popular fruit vegetable. Avocado is counted as a vegetable because it is often eaten as a vegetable. Avocado contains very fatty flesh (20-30% fat). The avocado is high in unsaturated fat, good for the heart and blood vessels. The flesh is also rich in potassium, good for blood pressure. The fibre content is also high (8-10 grams per fruit). This, in turn, is good for intestinal function.
Preparation & storage
Storage
Store ripe avocados in the fridge.
Do not store unripe avocados in the fridge. This disrupts the post-ripening process and then they spoil.
In a cool place (12-15ºC), you can keep an avocado good for 1 to 6 days (depending on how ripe it was already).
Do you want to speed up the ripening of an avocado? Then put it in a plastic bag with an apple, pear or banana. These fruits give off ethylene gas (formerly known as ethylene), which helps the avocado ripen.
Preparation
Avocado can be processed raw in a salad, made into an avocado spread (guacamole) or baked.
Storage times
Cool place: 1-6 days
Cleaning the avocado
- Cut the avocado around the pit.
- Turn the two halves away from each other.
- Remove the stone with a spoon (not a knife!).
- Peel the avocado or scoop out the fruit.
Information
Cutting the avocado
Grow your own avocado
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Cultivation and season
Tip
Avocado flavour
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