All of us have heard a lot about useful properties of fruits of plant origin, most of them bear in itself the whole arsenal of nutrients, amino acids and minerals without which it is impossible to present normal functioning of our organism. But if for us any more not news that carrots contain vitamin A, in a citrus — vitamin C, in a liver of animals — vitamin B, what contains in such fruit as avocado found for the Slavic countries — let's understand.
Biological description and area of distribution
The homeland and the main area of growth of avocado or as it is called still — Persia American, Mexico is considered. Exactly there, under the scorching beams of the sun and strong winds blowing from both oceans this species of an evergreen tree which can reach twenty meters in height violently develops and bear fruits during the whole year.
Besides Mexico, trees of avocado are widespread in Brazil, the southern states of America, in the African tropics and Israel. Characteristic of a tree is the strong branchiness and quite large foliage (the size of an average leaf reaches 35 cm) which is falling down all the year round.
Whether you know? Avocado trees — some of the most fruitful in the world as during the season from one such plant it is possible to collect up to 300 kilograms of fruits. And the quantity of types of this tropical fruit reaches four hundred.
Avocado in translation from English is meant by alligator pear. And here Aztecs who the first began to use this fruit called it auakatl that meant forest oil. Alligator pear the fruit was called because of his rigid scaly skin which in an unripe look has the dark green color similar to color of crocodiles. And he received the Aztec name because of the gentle pulp from which oily liquid literally flows.
Besides the countries called above in what avocado grows, it is possible to mention some more — Spain, Chile, Venezuela, Indonesia, China and even Australia. Here too it is possible to meet the whole plantations where avocado trees violently develop.
Chemical composition
Fruits of Persia in itself American are the oblong green or dark green fruit reaching 15–18 cm in length, and their weight can vary from several hundred grams to one and a half kilograms. Pulp of usually yellowish shade and very oily, and here behind it disappears quite large (3–5 cm in diameter) a stone which cannot be used in no shape or form as it contains hazardous substances.
On the chemical composition in fruits fats prevail, and here it is much less carbohydrates and proteins. So, in 100 g of a product there are about 20 g of fats, 7 g of carbohydrates and 2 g of protein, and other weight is occupied by water. From minerals are present here: iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and sodium. If to consider a vitamin complex of Persia American then vitamins A, C, K, PP, E, are presented Century.
Whether you know? Avocado — the most high-calorie fruit in the world. 100 grams of a product contain 208 kilocalories!
Than it is useful to avocado
Let's consider what useful properties of avocado for men, women and children. But one can be told precisely: Perseus American thanks to nonsaturated fatty acids it is very useful to a cardiovascular system and also purifies blood, normalizes work of a brain, develops and improves memory, normalizes pressure, feeds with energy and increases immunity and the general tone of an organism.
For women
Besides various beneficial effects on a human body through nutrients and vitamins, avocado has the additional pluses for women. All because of its oily structure which does a fruit by an ideal component of a set of cosmetics. Oil of avocado is added to the face packs, shampoos, balms, gels strengthening and tonics as it renders the rejuvenating effect on skin and hair, sating them with necessary minerals.
Besides, fruit it is possible and it is necessary to use at a diet, all fats in this product are not acquired by our organism, but at the same time, having eaten one fruit, you will feel satiety quite long time. Perseus American as porridge, sates and is satisfied by feeling of hunger and at the same time any extra kilos.
For men
One of the main issues in health for men — sexual force. For its extension and maintenance very effective means is the fruit of Persia. Thanks to the acids and the correct proteins which are contained in it, blood vessels of the person are cleaned and do not accumulate the bad cholesterol gathering in lumps and forming blood clots. And the full value of an erection at men depends on correctness of blood circulation.
In addition, avocado at the expense of the high content of folic acid favorably influences a set of other processes, such as:
- normalization of process of creation of erythrocytes in blood (the wrong division of these cages leads to anemia (anemia) at the person);
- folic acid is especially important for reproduction of spermatozoa. Without it the quality of sperm and mobility of men's gametes significantly decreases.
Important! The maximum quantity of folic acid contains in a liver of animals and avocado. But the liver, unlike fruit, cannot be used in the raw, and at its heat treatment more than two third useful elements collapse. The standard daily rate of folic acid is equal to 400 mg. Such volume contains in 4 fruits of avocado of the average size.
For children
Contrary to opinion that avocado cannot give to small children, it is possible to tell safely that it not so. After the first year the kid can enter this fruit into a feeding up. About whims it is possible not to worry as Perseus has the gentle and thawing texture complemented with unostentatious taste. Such fruit will be to the taste to many kids.
If to speak about usefulness for children, then this fruit contributes to the development of a brain, feeds an organism with important vitamins and minerals about which we already spoke earlier. And one of the main pluses of this product that it does not contain cholesterol. Therefore if to impart to the child love for avocado, then in the future the risk of susceptibility to many diseases of a blood or reproductive system will be much more reduced. And still several spoons of puree of avocado contain standard daily rate of carotinoids, potassium, folic acid and some other the vitamins and minerals necessary for the child.
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Application
It is possible to write about use of avocado long because its value is indisputable. And therefore it is possible to create three spheres in which Perseus it is used most intensively.
In cookery
For preparation of various dishes the avocado pulp taken by a tablespoon from a fruit core after the stone was removed is used. It is quite easy to do it as fruit has soft and gentle structure. It will be more difficult to cut a rigid thin skin. For these purposes it is better to arm with a sharp wide knife on which will conveniently press both hands. Pulp of Persia is included into recipes of sauces, creams, cream soups, various garnishes and salads. Well supplements meat and fish dishes and also dishes with eggs. It is in certain cases applied in drinks, for example, a mojito or even desserts, for example, in ice cream, pancakes and pastries. Thanks to the neutral flavoring characteristics this fruit well shades sharply expressed components, such as ham, sausage, herring, fruit and mushrooms. In drinks it is not bad combined with milk and fresh sweet berries, like raspberry, strawberry and some citrus.
In cosmetology
In cosmetics of Perseus — one of the most used elements. Possessing enormous the rejuvenating and strengthening influence oil of avocado is a part nearly of all masks, creams, balms and gels on care for skin of hands, a face and a body. Besides, extract of avocado is in the hygienic line for hair care: in shampoos, masks and a dry and brittle hair balms as has the softening and feeding effect on the injured hair.
In medicine
Avocado is widely applied not only in cookery and cosmetology, but also in medicine. So, this small fruit is recommended for the use at a number of diseases, namely: diabetes, dyspepsia, Qatar of a stomach, gastritis, cataract, hypertension, atherosclerosis, anemia, dysentery and many others.
Thanks to ability to reduce cholesterol and to purify blood and also at the expense of a complex of vitamins and acids this product is applied as addition to the main treatment or just to prevention of the long list of diseases. From it it is possible to prepare ointments, to infuse broths or just to use in the raw. The last option is most effective as in the raw in Perseus all useful elements remain.
And here oil of avocado is applied to prevention of strokes and heart attacks and also to treatment of stomach ulcers, gastritis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and even infertility. Besides, the oil received from fruits of Persia improves potency and copes with problems of development of milk at the feeding women.
How to choose ripe avocado upon purchase
As well as when choosing other fruit and vegetables, avocado have too rules which can be consolidated to the following:
- choose fruits of dark green (almost brown) color and slightly soft to the touch. They will be suitable for the use right after purchase;
- if color is almost black, and fruit soft then, it perespet;
- if a fruit light green then that it did not keep up yet, and is it it is possible only in several days when the fruit ripens;
- other indicator of ripeness — a shank. If it yellowish color, so fruit ripe. And if dark brown — resung.
How to clean as eat and what it is combined with
Process of cleaning of Persia is quite simple. It is necessary to wash and blot a fruit with a towel. Further to put fruit on a plain surface and to prepare a wide and sharp knife, such that it was possible to press both hands. A knife it is necessary to slit the skin of Persia on a circle so that two symmetric halves turned out. By means of a tablespoon you take out a stone. Now, being active the same spoon, accurately take pulp from a peel. How often it is possible to eat avocado, depends on your preferences. If you the vegetarian, then this fruit becomes good substitute of meat as its power value is approximately comparable to a piece, for example, of chicken fillet. And it means that you can eat three-four fruits during the day. If you eat also meat dishes, then one-two fruits a day can be considered norm.
Important! Whatever big fan of avocado you were, you should not eat 3–5 pieces at one time of food as it will cause weight in a stomach and some other unpleasant feelings, up to indigestion. Avocado consumption rate — from 1 to 3 fruits during the day.
Concerning products with which combine to Perseus the American it is possible to allocate everything. Both meat, and fish, and mushrooms, and other vegetables, fruit and also a pickles it is possible to supplement with avocado pulp safely. Thanks to neutral taste this fruit is unpretentious to the neighbourhood in dishes.
In the raw it can be added to salads, snack, garnishes, cold cream soups, drinks and ice cream. If there is an avocado together with other ingredients, you can not feel what it on taste.
How to store in house conditions
If it happened so that you bought an immature fruit, then it needs to be stored in the warm place within several days that it kept up. In this case it is possible to wrap fruits of Persia in polyethylene from which greenhouse effect will accelerate maturing.
If you cut immature avocado, then places of cuts are recommended to be greased with lemon juice or white vinegar and to densely put both halves. Further it is necessary to roll up a fruit in polyethylene and to remove in the fridge. Of course, in the fridge it will ripen much longer, but so you keep a cut intact, and fruit suitable for the further use.
The ripe fruit in the whole look can be stored in the fridge unpacked. If you cut ripe fruit, then it also should be turned in polyethylene or to put in a container and to remove in the fridge. It is important to remember that avocado cannot long be stored, but week or slightly more it will precisely keep the qualities and will be suitable for the use.
Perseus can also freeze if you need to store its long time, but it is better to buy fresh.
Contraindications and harm
The list of contraindications for avocado is quite small. It is possible to carry to it:
- allergy to a citrus;
- individual intolerance;
- allergy to latex.
Important! Do not use an avocado stone at all! It contains the toxic substances pernicious for a human body. The best that can be made with a stone — to put it in a pot with the earth and to grow up as a houseplant.
For the greatest maintaining useful properties it is better to use avocado in the raw or in the form of oil. With a peel it is not used, eat only pulp without peel. If the fruit is subject to heat treatment, then, as well as the majority of products, will lose a part of the useful qualities. This fruit is not capable to cause harm if to adhere to norm and not to abuse it.
Avocado is the surprising and even unique product containing a set of vitamins, minerals and acids, useful to a human body, among which and folic acid so necessary for us. This fruit is equally useful to men, women and children, and the feeding up of the kid can be begun after the first year. Avocado practically has no contraindications and harm that does it especially attractive. To Perseus the American is applied in many fields of activity of the person, but the greatest value of its property is had for cookery, medicine and cosmetology.
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