Avocado Pear Vs African Pear: What you didn’t know
AVOCADO PEAR
Avocados are fresh and contain all the life-giving elements and minerals the
the body can utilize.
Because it is not synthetic and is in the proportion that nature intended it to be properly utilized by the body.
The average caloric value of the edible portion of the commonly used fresh fruits contains from 175 to 400 calories per pound.
This absolutely fresh, and easily marketed, fruit has been found by investigators to contain Vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K.
The oil contained in an avocado is as nature made it—unsaturated and unhydrogenated.
It is not a fattening agent so much as a protective anticholesterol factor that helps them to balance the really fattening and sometimes potentially harmful fats.
Such as the saturated fats contained in bacon, butter, whole milk, cream, ham, pork sausage, cheese, hamburger filled with fat, well-marbled steaks, chops, and the hydrogenated fats in margarine and many shortenings.
African Pear (Ube)
African pear (Dacryodes edulis) contains more oil than the avocado pear.
The pulp contains 48% oil, The fat content of this fruit is much higher compared to fruits such as apple, guava, and pawpaw. It is also rich in vitamins.
The most abundant mineral element in the fruit pulp of African pear is phosphorus (692.55 – 698.40mg/100g)
The potassium content ranges between 540.81 – 553.15 mg/ 100g and it is higher in value compared to the avocado pear.
The African pear is rich in calcium with values ranging from 347.50 – 354.6 mg/ 100g, magnesium (280.15 – 287.65 mg/100g), and sodium (162.50 – 170.0 mg/100g).
The lowest concentration of nutrients use recorded for zinc (3.65 – 3.81 mg/100g), iron (3.43 – 3.58 mg/100g) and copper (0.38 – 0.45 mg/100g).
However the Health Benefits of African Pear and avocado Pear are similar.
Health Benefits of Avocado Pear and African Pear
- The fats in avocados, like other plant foods, are mostly healthy monounsaturated fats. As well as providing fat-soluble vitamins, the monounsaturated fats in avocados help to control cholesterol production and may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. See Ginger and Garlic health benefits
- Pant sterols, Soluble Fibre: Avocado provides around 2-gram total fibers per 50gram serve with two thirds soluble fiber. In a similar manner to plant sterols, soluble fibers can lower cholesterol re-absorption from the intestine. See Health Benefits of Date Fruit.
- Antioxidant, and reduces High Blood Pressure: The Polyphenols Vitamin C, carotenoids, vitamin E are compounds with antioxidant effects that help to protect cells from free radical harm. These compounds also have anti-inflammatory effects that may help prevent atherosclerosis or the thickening and hardening of the arteries associated with heart disease.