Nutrients
In addition to healthy fats and dietary fiber, avocados are also packed with other goodies your body needs.
Avocados are a great source of nutrients, including:
Folate
Magnesium
Potassium
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
You can’t use the nutrients you eat unless your body is able to absorb them and put them to work. Avocados help with this part too.
First, they act as a direct delivery system. “Some vitamins, like vitamin E, are especially good to get directly from food, since they don’t absorb as well when you take them as supplements.”
Second, avocados help your body better absorb fat-soluble nutrients like vitamins A, D, E, and K. When choosing foods high in these nutrients, adding a little avocado can help your body hang on to the them.