Avocado
A creamy fruit that provides monounsaturated fat, fiber, potassium, and folate.
Key nutrients
Monounsaturated fat, fiber, potassium, folate, vitamin K, and vitamin E.
Benefits and evidence
Avocado can add satisfying unsaturated fat and fiber to meals. Its value comes from the overall eating pattern, not from a single food acting as a treatment.
How to use it
Add it to toast, salads, grain bowls, tacos, or dips.
Practical serving
About one-third to one-half of a medium avocado is a practical serving for many meals.
Precautions
Avocado allergy is possible, including cross-reactions in some people with latex allergy.
Sources and review
USDA FoodData Central. Avocados, raw. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/
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