Avocado / Aguacate
Scientific Name: Persea americana
Origin: South America
Botanical Family: Lauraceae
Aguacate is native to Colombia and has high nutritional and medicinal values.
Brief History and Description
Aguacate Choquet first fruited in 1934, and propagation began in 1939.1
The chocolate avocado fragrance is somehow like pineapple and is a nice-looking medium-sized shade tree that reaches a maximum height of about 30 feet and produces large quantities of large fruits. Three subspecies of this plant have been recognized: the Mexican race, the Guatemalan race, and the West Indian race.
Culinary Usage and Nutritional Properties
Avocados are rich in many nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, folate, and healthy fats.
Choquette avocado has a mild, creamy, and nutty flavor. It is wonderful in many dishes, including smoothies, salads, and toppings. It can also be delicious when roasted with the right seasonings and spices, and it can be roasted inside its skin. Choquette avocado can be a good meal or snack for toddlers and kids of all ages because of its texture and mild, nutty flavor.
Moreover, homemade avocado oil can be made from ripe or overripe avocados and used for frying, cooking, hair, and general beauty.
Economic and Environmental aspects
Aguacate choquet is an edible fruit. It has high nutritional and medicinal value. It is used in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Both fruit juice and fruit skin are used in the liquor industry. Aguacate Choque is becoming increasingly profitable and is fast becoming one of Colombia's most significant sources of earnings via export. Biodiversity is an essential role-playing factor. As such, it is better to prevent farming on a large scale and to plant monocrops.
Annual Yield
An Avocado tree produces about 40 to 60 kg of fruit per year.
Pharmacological Activities and Bio-active Properties
Avocados are beneficial for gut health,
Avocados are a rich source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds,
Avocados are a smart choice during pregnancy and breastfeeding,2
Avocados improve blood supply and oxygenation to the brain,
Avocados' monounsaturated fatty acids help protect nerve cells (astrocytes) in the brain and support information-carrying nerves.3
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