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The avocado stone stops the flesh turning brown

Name: The avocado stone stops the flesh turning brown
Yield: 1 piece
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 avocado

Tradition says: "if you leave the avocado stone in a purée or guacamole you have just made, it will not turn brown".

True or false? Let's try the experiment...

80 K 1× 4.2/5 (33 reviews)

Easy

1 piece

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: July 25^th 2017

For 1 piece, you will need:

1 1 avocado
Total weight: 250 grams

Step by step recipe

Stage 1

A puree is made with an avocado cut into pieces and blended.

Stage 2

The purée is divided between 3 ramekins: on the right plain, in the centre with the stone, and on the left with a pinch of vitamin C.

Stage 3

A few hours later...

Stage 4

Unfortunately the stone has had no effect.

Stage 5

The vitamin C, on the other hand, has acted as an effective anti-oxidant.

Conclusion

False: So there is no point leaving the avocado stone in the prepared dish. Vitamin C, and so the lemon juice added to guacamole is much more effective.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	0	0	0	0	0 RDI: 0 %
Per 100 g	0	0	0	0	0 RDI: 0 %

How much will it cost?

For 1 piece : 1.25 €

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Avocado

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The 1 comment already posted on this recipe

Thanks for doing this, been wondering if it's at all true. Now I understand it's the lemon juice I've been using, not the stone, that has kept my guacamole fresh :)
Posted by JPO august 15^th 2011 at 17:48 n° 1

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