Stop Throwing Away Avocado Seeds: They’re Potent Cancer Fighters!

Avocados are rich in nutrients. But many people are not aware that avocado seeds are also an integral part of this superfood. As the old saying goes, “waste not, want not.”

Is It Safe To Eat Avocado Seeds?

Unlike the pits of other fruits, avocado seeds do not contain cyanide.

Instead, avocado seeds contain tannins, the same naturally occurring polyphenol found in red wine and green tea. While tannins are mildly toxic; however, you would have to consume a ridiculously huge amount before you’d notice any negative side effects.

In a 2013 study published in the Scientific World Journal, researchers concluded that avocado seed extract at doses below 250mg/kg was safe and it did not show any toxicity.

All The Nutrients Are In The Avocado Seeds

According to this study, “the seed holds 70 percent of the avocado’s antioxidants, including the well-respected polyphenols associated with green tea.” It’s also packed with soluble fiber and healthy oils.

The flesh of the avocado has been immensely studied, especially by the cardiovascular health community, and found to produce positive effects against blood lipids.

It contains potassium which assist in the promotion of normalized blood pressure. Avocado flesh also provides lutein that controls both oxidative and inflammatory stress.

1. Fights Cancer

Phenols are naturally occurring chemical compounds found in numerous plants, including the avocado and its seed.

These amazing seeds actually contain four classes of polyphenolic which include proanthocyanidins flavonoids, flavanol glycosides, flavanol monomers, and hydroxycinnamic acids.

Scientists have also found the existence of procyanidin A trimers, 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid, and 3-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid. These are anticarcinogenic and provide antioxidative properties which are also effective against many liver disorders.

Avocado seeds demonstrated the ability to treat acute myeloid leukemia in laboratory testing.

2. Cardiovascular

Avocado seed extract have been found to be beneficial for cardiovascular patients.

In clinical trials the extract incited a noticeable vasorelaxation response in aorta vessel walls. This means that those properties relaxed those vessels.

The seed extract reduced LDL cholesterol, or bad cholesterol, but no increase of triglycerides or reduction of HDL cholesterol, or good cholesterol, levels were seen.

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