Avocados deservedly occupy a place of honor in the culinary world. They have a number of useful properties and high-quality taste characteristics, which make its application extremely popular in a number of cult recipes.
Avocado is a fruit native to Central America. Also called "crocodile pear", it has a rough skin and a characteristic green color.
The history of the avocado dates back to the Mayan and Aztec times. Later, the fruit became one of the best-selling crops in America, by gradually rediscovering the valuable properties of the avocado. After studies on the composition of the avocado, it is considered one of the 10 healthiest foods in the world.
Avocado consumption can bring a number of benefits to the body. The composition of the fruit includes antioxidants, potassium, unsaturated fats, aminoxelins and a number of vitamins.
How to tell if an avocado has gone bad?
Despite the benefits of the fruit, like any other product, avocados should not be consumed under certain circumstances.
The signs, by which you can recognize an avocado, which has gone off are:
The condition of an avocado peel
If you notice that the peel of the fruit is black or covered with mold spots, the avocado has certainly gone off and should not be consumed. Another sign is a cracked or sunken surface of the fruit. Also, an avocado, which has gone off has an overly soft skin, which can be felt to the touch;
Smell and taste of avocado
If the taste of an avocado, which has gone off is sour or rancid and the smell is unusual, then you should definitely avoid eating the fruit;
Avocado core spots
When cut an avocado open, which has gone off, it has brown or black spots and dark streaks. This means that the fruit rots and is unfit for consumption.
Well-ripened avocados can be prepared into mouth-watering dishes:
- avocado spreads;
- guacamole.
