The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (Persea americana) and Their Health Benefits

DJ Bhuyan, MA Alsherbiny, S Perera, M Low, A Basu… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Persea americana, commonly known as avocado, has recently gained substantial popularity
and is often marketed as a “superfood” because of its unique nutritional composition …

Hass avocado composition and potential health effects

ML Dreher, AJ Davenport - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Hass avocados, the most common commercial avocado cultivars in the world, contain a
variety of essential nutrients and important phytochemicals. Although the official avocado …

Pulp, leaf, peel and seed of avocado fruit: A review of bioactive compounds and healthy benefits

P Jimenez, P Garcia, V Quitral, K Vasquez… - Food Reviews …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Avocado (Persea americana Mill) is a native American fruit. Its industrial
processing generates a large number of wastes (leaves, peels, and seeds). These wastes …

Avocado (Persea americana) seed as a source of bioactive phytochemicals

D Dabas, RM Shegog, GR Ziegler… - Current …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The pulp of avocado (Persea americana, Lauraceae) has been reported to have beneficial
cardiovascular health effects. Avocado oil is used for dermatological applications and its …

Effect of maturity stage on the content of fatty acids and antioxidant activity of 'Hass' avocado

JA Villa-Rodríguez, FJ Molina-Corral… - Food Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Avocado (Persea americana) is an important tropical fruit and a good source of lipophilic
phytochemicals such as monounsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamin E and sterols that …

Effects of Avocado (Persea americana) on Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Systematic Review

J Tabeshpour, BM Razavi… - Phytotherapy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of risk factors including high blood glucose,
dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity that lead to the increased risk of type 2 diabetes …

Profiling of carotenoids and antioxidant capacity of microalgae from subtropical coastal and brackish waters

F Ahmed, K Fanning, M Netzel, W Turner, Y Li… - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are associated with various health benefits, such as prevention of age-related
macular degeneration, cataract, certain cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy …

Avocado oil: Production and market demand, bioactive components, implications in health, and tendencies and potential uses

B Cervantes‐Paz, EM Yahia - … reviews in food science and food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Avocado is a subtropical/tropical fruit with creamy texture, peculiar flavor, and high
nutritional value. Due to its high oil content, a significant quantity of avocado fruit is used for …

Physicochemical parameters, phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of the algarvian avocado (Persea americana Mill.)

A Ferreira da Vinha, J Moreira… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2013 - bdigital.ufp.pt
The physical, chemical and nutritional properties of Persea americana fruits variety 'Hass'
produced in the Algarve region were studied. Edible and non-edible parts of the fruits (pulp …

Nutritional composition of Hass avocado pulp

NA Ford, P Spagnuolo, J Kraft, E Bauer - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Avocados (Persea americana) are a unique fruit that can provide health benefits when
included in a healthy diet. As health care moves towards precision health and targeted …