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breakthestringupFilipinos puree Avocados with sugar and milk for a dessert drink. breakthestringupBrazilians add Avocados to ice cream.breakthestringupOther names for Avocado include agovago pears, abogado, avocatier, avocaat, avocato, avagato, albeccata and alligator pear.breakthestringupAvocados were once a luxury food reserved for the tables of royalty, however these days they are enjoyed by people from all walks of life.breakthestringupLatin Americans wrap Avocados up and give them as wedding gifts.breakthestringupScience can neither deny nor confirm the Avocado's reputation as an aphrodisiac.breakthestringupAvocados contain more than 25 essential vitamins and minerals.breakthestringupAvocados have only five grams of fat per serving, most of it being monounsaturated (good) fat.breakthestringupAvocados are sodium free and cholesterol free.breakthestringupAvocados are a healthy food with 60% more potassium than bananas.breakthestringupAvocados are a fruit, not a vegetable.breakthestringupThe Guinness Book of Records lists Avocados as the most nutritious fruit in the world!