Avocado Nutritional Facts

Avocados are called a superfood for good reason: they’re like the comic book heroes of fruits! Avocados contribute unsaturated “good” fats, and good fats can help the body absorb fat-soluble nutrients Vitamins A, D, K, and E. Healthy avocados contain 6g of naturally good fat per serving – one-third of a medium avocado. Good fats help the body absorb fat-soluble nutrients without raising LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels when eaten as part of a healthy diet.

The average avocado weighs 150 grams (g) and contains 240 calories or 80 calories per 50g serving. If you’re watching your weight and thinking about striking avocado out of your diet – don’t! The extra calories in an avocado are well worth the nutritional benefits.

The main reason that avocado calories are higher than other fruits is that they’re high in fat with about 90% of calorific energy coming from fat. Again, don’t panic! High fat doesn’t mean bad as we’ll explain in a minute.
You can see the full nutritional breakdown of avocados in the table below: