1000 µg = 1 mg = 0.001 g.

Avocado, 250 g **. See external info about avocado

      5  g.      protein  (23% proteinquality)

   58  g.      fat  (278 mg LNA*)

      1  g.      carbs

      3 mg.  vitamin E activity

256  µg.  totaal carotenes

200  µg.  vitamin B1

375  µg.  vitamin B2

      3 mg.  vitamin B3

      3 mg.  vitamin B5

      1 mg.  vitamin B6

   25  µg.  biotin (vitamin B8)

   75  µg.  folic acid (vitamin B9)

   32 mg.  vitamin C

   50  µg.  vitamin K

   25 mg.  calcium

   72 mg.  magnesium

      1 mg.  iron

      1 mg.  zinc

      1  g.      potassium

450  µg.  manganese

   22  µg.  vanadium

560  µg.  copper

* USDA database on the internet

** Souci, Fachmann, Kraut; 

Food Composition And Nutrition Tabels

Medpharm Scientific Publishers Stuttgart

The name avocado originates from the Spanish conquistadors, because they couldn't pronounce the Aztec name for ("ahuacatl", which means "testicle").

Avocado can only ripen once perfectly matured, and therefore cannot be picked prematurely. The funny part is that they will only get softer after they have been picked, so that you may postpone ripening for months, by leaving them on the tree.

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