Avocado

TROPICAL AVOCADO (Persea americana)

The avocado has the highest protein and oil content of any fruit. In fact, this soft-fleshed fruit can contain up to 30 per cent fat.

Don't let the high fat content put you off, though; avocados contain only monounsaturated fat, which may help to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.

It is ripe when it gives way under a small pressure. In Brazil several varieties are cultivated and harvested in different seasons and with a lower oil content than the varieties from most other countries.

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