If thelawyer has long suffered from a bad reputation, it nevertheless has numerous virtues. Known to contribute to satiety, reduce bad cholesterol, improve heart health and even reduce obesity, avocado is a good choice at all levels.
Fruit of the avocado tree (Persea americana), a tree from the laurel and cinnamon family, the avocado comes from Central America, and more precisely from Mexico where it was already consumed by the Aztecs and the Mayans 8,000 years ago. years.
Today, avocado has its place in our balanced plates. But can we eat it when it has blackened? Is there any danger? Top Santé asked Raphaël Gruman, nutritionist (The Gruman Method).
“It may lose a little vitamins but that’s the only risk”
According to our expert, you can definitely eat your avocado, even if it has darkened a little. “ There is no problem to eat avocado even if it is a little blackened. This comes from its oxidation. It may lose a little vitamins but that’s the only risk “.
To know if your avocado is ripe, remove its stem. This is the part that connects the avocado to the branch: the circle located at the top of the avocado. If the stem is difficult to remove and the color is green, your avocado is not ripe enough. You then have to wait. You can place it alongside other fruits (like bananas for example, to speed up its maturity).
If the stalk comes off easily and the color is a little yellow, you can eat it. Your avocado is ripe and waiting for you!
If it comes off very easily and the color is brown or blackened, there’s a good chance your avocado is overripe. Once again, there is no risk in consuming it. You simply lose some of its virtues.
Raphaël Gruman reminds us that avocado is a good choice from a nutritional point of view. “ Avocado contains monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is also rich in fiber so it provides good satiety. It also facilitates transit which can be disrupted especially during periods of diet “.
