You can’t go wrong with guacamole at a party – and pairing this zesty avocado dish with fresh cut veggies is a satisfying and smart snack choice to enjoy. In fact, avocados can act as a nutrient booster, helping the body better absorb fat-soluble nutrients from the foods they are eaten with.
Discover the latest research exploring the unique benefits to be gained from pairing fresh avocados with other foods, and make sure to extend this party favor to you clients so they can Love One Today, too.
In a recent study* “Avocado consumption enhances human post-prandial provitamin A absorption and conversion from a novel high β-carotene tomato sauce and from carrots,” conducted at the Ohio State University, researchers found that fresh avocado significantly enhanced absorption of provitamin A and conversion of these carotenoids to an active form of vitamin A when eaten with either raw carrots or tomato sauce. Specifically, the addition of 150 g of avocado to the meal:
- Significantly increased β-carotene absorption (6.6 times for raw carrots; 2.4 times for tomato sauce)
- Significantly increase the conversion of provitamin A (inactive form) to vitamin A (active form) (12.6 times for raw carrots; 4.6 times for tomato sauce)
- More than quadrupled (4.8 times) α-carotene absorption for raw carrots
For more information, download a summary of the research or the full study.
Turn up the party in the average guacamole with this Cinco de Mayo Celebration Guacamole recipe, featuring citrus and spice for a fiesta in a bite.
*The research included two randomized, two-way crossover feeding studies on two separate sets of 12 healthy men and women. Results are based on the consumption of five servings of avocado (one whole avocado) with each test meal.
