Avocado Nutrition Facts?! Help!?

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Hey I went to eat at a Vietnamese noodle cuisine a while ago.

After I ate my meal, I drank an avocado shake.

I hear stuff about avocado shakes being really fattening. Is this true?!

Can someone please type in true nutrition facts? Like the kind you see on everyday food. (i.e fat, trans fat, calories,...)

Plz and thx so much!
 
If you want to know if the Avocado shake is fattening - asking about just the nutritional content of the avocado will give you only part of the story.

The problem is - there is no standard recipe for an avocado milkshake - so I would be unable to give you the exact nutrient information for the exact shake you are drinking. But I did find one recipe for a Vietnamese style avocado shake that uses Avocado, condensed milk sugar and ice. Condensed milk can really add on the calories.

For one shake - made with a medium avocado, 1/4 cup of condensed milk, 2 tablespoons sugar and ice:

Calories 615
Total fat: 36 grams (this is probably more than half your recommended intake of fat for ONE DAY!)
Total protein: 10 grams
Total Carb: 71 grams (of that 15 grams is fiber)
Sodium: 115 mg

This makes a relatively small shake. The one you consume in a restaurant could easily be double the above nutritional facts.
 
Here are the facts about avocados. They are very nutritious. They do have fat, but it is a healthy kind of fat that your body uses instead of storing as long as your total daily calorie intake doesn't exceed to amount of calories your body is burning for that day.


Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 medium (6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 161 Calories from Fat 133
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 4.27g21%
Monounsaturated Fat 19.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.65g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 14mg1%
Potassium 975mg28%
Total Carbohydrate 17.15g6%
Dietary Fiber 9.2g37%
Sugars 1.33g
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A5.9%
Vitamin C16%
Calcium2.4%
Iron4.61%
Vitamin E20%
Vitamin K31.78%
Thiamin (B1)10%
Riboflavin (B2)20%
Niacin (B3)20%
Vitamin B620%
Folic Acid (Folate)40%
Magnesium10%
Panthothenic Acid20%
Zinc10%
Copper10%
Manganese10
 
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 medium (6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 161 Calories from Fat 133
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 4.27g 21%
Monounsaturated Fat 19.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.65g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 1%
Potassium 975mg 28%
Total Carbohydrate 17.15g 6%
Dietary Fiber 9.2g 37%
Sugars 1.33g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 5.9%
Vitamin C 16%
Calcium 2.4%
Iron 4.61%
Vitamin E 20%
Vitamin K 31.78%
Thiamin (B1) 10%
Riboflavin (B2) 20%
Niacin (B3) 20%
Vitamin B6 20%
Folic Acid (Folate) 40%
Magnesium 10%
Panthothenic Acid 20%
Zinc 10%
Copper 10%
Manganese 10
 
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