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Do Avocados Have Carbs? Facts 1 - 5
1. In the United States, there are two types of avocado varieties: Hass avocado or California avocado and the Florida avocado. Hass has a thick, deeply dark skin while the Florida variety has thinner skin with light green color.
2. Hass type has more oil, typically monounsaturated and contains more nutrients compared to the Florida kind. However, both yield the same amount of carbohydrates.
3. Half cup of avocado cubes produces a gram of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber and 120 calories.
4. One average-sized California avocado, which is about 5 ounces, yields 3 grams of carbohydrates, 9 grams of fiber and 227 calories.
5. On the other hand, the Florida average-sized variety, at about 11 ounces, yields 7 grams of carbohydrates,17 grams of fiber and 365 calories.
Do Avocados Have Carbs? Facts 6 - 10
6. Do avocados have carbs? Is avocado too sweet to be healthy? The real and reliable way to measure the sugar content of avocado is by measuring its glycemic index. The glycemic index indicates if a specific food is too sweet to be tolerated by the body. Luckily, with the amount of fiber in avocado, its glycemic index is not much of an issue.
7. Despite avocado having carbohydrates, it is not fattening and it cannot cause blood sugar to shoot up more than normal.
8. Avocado is an excellent source of folate, vitamin C, pantothenic acid, vitamin K, vitamin B6, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, and many others.
9. Avocado scores high in monounsaturated fat, fat that is healthy to the body. Monounsaturated fat is oil that aids the heart in eliminating bad cholesterol.
10. Avocado is rich in lutein as well as phytonutrients. To add, it rich in carotenoids that help cleanse the cells from oxidative stress and damage. Now, do avocados have carbs? It does but only in minute levels that it cannot affect itglycemic index.
