Avocado is commercially
valuable fruit cultivated in tropical climates throughout the
world. It is a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after
harvesting and native to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America and
Central America, belonging to the flowering plant family Lauraceae.
Nutrients
1. Vitamin K
2. Dietary fiber
3. Vitamin B6
4. Vitamin C
5. Folate
6. Copper
7. Potassium
8. Amino acid
9. Others
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B12
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin E
e) Carotenoid
f) Pantothenic acid
g) Calcium
h) Chromium
Chemical constituents
The fruit contains campesterol, high amounts of β-sitosterol (average
76.4 mg/100 g); fatty acids (approximately 60% monounsaturated, 20%
saturated, and 20% unsaturated); high amounts of glutathione (27.7
mg/100 g); approximately 2% protein; 6–9% carbohydrates and sugars
(glucose, fructose, d-mannoheptulose,
a taloheptulose, and an alloheptulose); two bitter substances
(1-acetoxy-2,4-dihydroxyheptadeca-16-ene and
1,2,4-trihydroxyheptadeca-16-ene); carnitine; proanthocyanidins;
persenones A and B(a).
Free radicals are atoms, molecules, or ions with unpaired electrons through chemical bonds with other atoms or molecules
during a chemical reaction. They may have positive, negative or zero
charge. The unpaired electrons cause radicals to be highly chemically
reactive in the human body, leading to aging and cancers.
Ethyl acetate, containing 70% acetone, and 70% methanol extracts of the peel, pulp, and seed from two avocado (Persea americana Mill) exerted its antioxidant activity in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria through inhibition of oxidative
stress(1). the Tecnológico de Monterrey-Campus Monterrey suggested that avocado pulp may sever as a novel lipophilic antioxidants
in a food matrix due to the presence of acetogenins(2), a class of
polyketide natural products found in plants. The University of
California in the study of the effect of harvest date on nutritional
compounds and antioxidant activity (AOC) in avocado (Persea
americana Mill. cv Hass) fruit , suggested that AOC in early harvested
fruit after storage for 35 days was much higher than that in late
harvested fruit after storage for 21 days(3).
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References
(1) Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) phenolics, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, and inhibition of lipid and protein oxidation in porcine patties by Rodríguez-Carpena JG1, Morcuende D, Andrade MJ, Kylli P, Estévez M.(PubMed)
(2) Activity-guided identification of acetogenins as novel lipophilic antioxidants present in avocado pulp (Persea americana) by Rodríguez-Sánchez D1, Silva-Platas C, Rojo RP, García N, Cisneros-Zevallos L, García-Rivas G, Hernández-Brenes C.(PubMed)
(3) Effect of harvest date on the nutritional quality and antioxidant capacity in 'Hass' avocado during storage by Wang M1, Zheng Y, Khuong T, Lovatt CJ.(PubMed)
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