Avocados, Raw

Scientific Name:     Persea americana

Courtesy of Rick Hall, About.com Nutrition Guide nutrition.about.com

Nutrient	Units	1 cup, cubes  ------- 150.000 g
Proximates
Water	g	111.405
Energy	kcal	241.500
Energy	kj	1011.000
Protein	g	2.970
Total lipid (fat)	g	22.980
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	11.085
Fiber, total dietary	g	7.500
Ash	g	1.560
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	16.500
Iron, Fe	mg	1.530
Magnesium, Mg	mg	58.500
Phosphorus, P	mg	61.500
Potassium, K	mg	898.500
Sodium, Na	mg	15.000
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.630
Copper, Cu	mg	0.393
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.339
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.600
Vitamins
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid	mg	11.850
Thiamin	mg	0.162
Riboflavin	mg	0.183
Niacin	mg	2.882
Pantothenic acid	mg	1.457
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.420
Folate	mcg	92.850
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.000
Vitamin A, IU	IU	918.000
Vitamin A, RE	mcg_RE	91.500
Vitamin E	mg_ATE	2.010
Lipids
Fatty acids, saturated	g	3.655
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.000
16:0	g	3.603
18:0	g	0.041
Fatty acids, monounsaturated	g	14.412
16:1	g	0.965
18:1	g	13.447
20:1	g	0.000
22:1	g	0.000
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated	g	2.933
18:2	g	2.760
18:3	g	0.166
18:4	g	0.000
20:4	g	0.006
20:5	g	0.000
22:5	g	0.000
22:6	g	0.000
Cholesterol	mg	0.000
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.032
Threonine	g	0.099
Isoleucine	g	0.106
Leucine	g	0.184
Lysine	g	0.141
Methionine	g	0.056
Cystine	g	0.032
Phenylalanine	g	0.102
Tyrosine	g	0.074
Valine	g	0.146
Arginine	g	0.088
Histidine	g	0.044
Alanine	g	0.178
Aspartic acid	g	0.424
Glutamic acid	g	0.310
Glycine	g	0.125
Proline	g	0.116
Serine	g	0.121

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 (March 1998)

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