Apart from being used in salads, avocado can help get rid of inflammation and is good for the heart
Spread
European sailors en route to the New World used avocados in place of butter.
Varieties
There are more than 80 varieties of avocados. The most common is the year-round Hass avocado, whose original mother tree still stands in California.
Alligator Pear
The avocado is also known as an alligator pear, because of its shape, green skin, and rough texture of the Haas variety.
Salads
Consider adding avocado or avocado oil to your salads. Recent research shows that antioxidants such as lycopene and beta-carotene are better absorbed with the healthy mono-unsaturated fat avocados have in abundance.
Avoiding Browning in Avocados
To reduce oxidation (browning) of an already-sliced avocado, sprinkle lemon juice on the exposed flesh and then refrigerate in a plastic bag.
Nutrition
The combined effect of the deluxe package of nutrients contained in avocadoes offers powerful anti-inflammatory benefits. Avocadoes’ unique combination of Vitamins C and E, carotenoids, selenium, zinc, phytosterols and omega-3 fatty acids helps guard against inflammation. However, the fat content, actually provides protection against heart diseases.