Avocado Biochemical Composition and its benefits for human health
Steemians, today I share a subject related to the biochemical composition of the fruit of the avocado plant and its benefits for the health of the human being.
The Avocado (Persea americana) plant is native to America, specifically Mexico. The Avocado is a tree with a thick trunk and a perennial leaf that can reach up to 20 meters according to the variety and conditions of the edaphoclimatic zones. The flowers are small and their fruit is oval with large seed, one surrounded by a fleshy pulp. The avocado plant uses its leaves, seeds and fruit. The leaves and seeds have medicinal properties. The fruit of the avocado has a large number of biochemical components that give it nutritional and medicinal properties. This fruit contains many vitamins and unsaturated fats that are beneficial for human health.
Riboflavin
Niacin
Pantothenic Acid
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Folic Acid
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Avocado is rich in healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. It is a fleshy fruit with high content of fiber, potassium and high contents of Omega-3. In fact, avocado oil is rich in mostly monounsaturated fatty acids. About 60% of its composition is monounsaturated acids, mainly oleic acid, while 20% are polyunsaturated acids and the rest, 20%, of saturated acids. Totally lacks cholesterol and has a lower percentage of 1% linoleic acid.
Fatty acids are structural molecules found in cell membranes, especially in the brain and their consumption is associated with better neurological health.
Fatty acids also play an essential role in cellular processes such as inflammation, immunity and blood coagulation. Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids found in three main forms in foods: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and alpha linolenic acid (∞-ALA).
EPA, DHA and ∞-ALA are essential fatty acids, that is, they must be ingested through food since the body doesn´t synthesize them. Due to its wide distribution in different foods, its consumption has been shown to have a wide variety of beneficial effects to human health.
The high content of Omega-3 mainly reduces the concentration of triglycerides in blood and helps improve cognitive functions.
Neural tissues such as the brain, retinal tissues and the membranes are favored in their functioning with the avocado intake.
Omega-3 acts on the transmission of information orders in the nervous system. It is a great ally and best friend of students and seniors.
According to the web portal of Woman Today avocado is an excellent ally for expectant mothers both during pregnancy and for the period of lactation. Avocado consumption during pregnancy is excellent to activate the circulatory system of the future baby and during lactation, eating avocados is essential for the quality of the milk, because we are giving our baby quality milk, rich in fiber, fatty acids and vitamins.
Woman Today also notes that the avocado is an aphrodisiac for the gentleman given to the activation of the circulatory system that thus optimizes erectile function.
This is a translation of my publication Composición Bioquímica del Aguacate y sus Bondades para la Salud del Ser Humano in Spanish
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : http://marlenyaragua.rockdio.org/2018/09/05/avocado-biochemical-composition-and-its-benefits-for-human-health/
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