Avocado nutrition facts
Half an avocado (100 g) has 160 calories and 2 g of protein. It's an excellent source of fiber, copper and folate, and a good source of vitamin K, vitamin B6 and vitamin E.
Per half an avocado (100 g)
- Calories
- 160
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 8.5 g
- Fat
- 15 g
What it gives you
Share of the Daily Value in half an avocado.
- 24% Fiber
- 21% Copper
- 20% Folate
- 18% Vitamin K
- 15% Vitamin B6
- 14% Vitamin E
- 11% Vitamin C
- 11% Niacin (B3)
How Alma members eat it
Alma members most often log half an avocado at a time. The foods most often logged in the same meal are eggs, chicken breast and cottage cheese (11% of meals with avocados include eggs).
From Alma members' food logs over the last 180 days. Shares only, from at least 50 members.
Full nutrition
| Nutrient | 100 g | % DV | 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 160 | 160 | |
| Protein | 2 g | 2 g | |
| Carbs | 8.5 g | 8.5 g | |
| Fat | 15 g | 15 g | |
| Fiber | 6.7 g | 24% | 6.7 g |
| Potassium | 485 mg | 10% | 485 mg |
| Calcium | 12 mg | 1% | 12 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg | 3% | 0.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 29 mg | 7% | 29 mg |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg | 6% | 0.6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 52 mg | 4% | 52 mg |
| Vitamin C | 10 mg | 11% | 10 mg |
| Vitamin A | 7 mcg | 1% | 7 mcg |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% | 0 mcg |
| Vitamin E | 2.1 mg | 14% | 2.1 mg |
| Vitamin K | 21 mcg | 18% | 21 mcg |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.1 mg | 6% | 0.1 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.1 mg | 10% | 0.1 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 1.7 mg | 11% | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.3 mg | 15% | 0.3 mg |
| Folate | 81 mcg | 20% | 81 mcg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 mcg | 0% | 0 mcg |
| Selenium | 0.4 mcg | 1% | 0.4 mcg |
| Copper | 190 mcg | 21% | 190 mcg |
| Manganese | 0.1 mg | 6% | 0.1 mg |
| Omega-3 | 111 mg | 111 mg | |
| Saturated fat | 2.1 g | 11% | 2.1 g |
| Sodium | 7 mg | 0% | 7 mg |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | 0 mg |
| Total sugars | 0.7 g | 0.7 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171705, Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties. Daily Values are the FDA label values for adults.
Questions
How many calories are in an avocado?
Half an avocado (100 g) has 160 calories. 100 g has 160 calories.
How much protein is in an avocado?
Half an avocado has 2 g of protein, 4% of the 50 g Daily Value. 100 g has 2 g.
Are avocados healthy?
Half an avocado is an excellent source of fiber, copper and folate, and a good source of vitamin K, vitamin B6 and vitamin E. How it fits depends on the rest of your day.
How do people usually eat avocados?
Alma members most often log half an avocado at a time. The foods most often logged in the same meal are eggs, chicken breast and cottage cheese (11% of meals with avocados include eggs).
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