Recipes · Mexican · Appetizers

Guacamole

One serving has 268 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (53%), pantothenic acid (46%), vitamin C (43%), pyridoxine (40%), fiber (38%) and folate (37%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Guacamole
Photo: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (218 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb

Ingredients

  • 150 g Avocado
  • 10 g Lime juice
  • 15 g Onion
  • 30 g Tomatoes
  • 8 g Jalapeño
  • 4 g Cilantro
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Mash the avocado with the lime juice and salt, leaving some texture.
  2. Stir in the finely chopped onion, tomato, jalapeño and cilantro.
  3. Taste, adjust the salt and lime, and serve straight away.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy268 kcal13%
Carbohydrates17 g
Water170 mL
Fiber11.2 g38%
Protein3.6 g7%
Tryptophan0.04 g
Threonine0.12 g
Isoleucine0.13 g
Leucine0.22 g
Lysine0.21 g
Methionine0.06 g
Cystine0.04 g
Phenylalanine0.16 g
Tyrosine0.08 g
Valine0.17 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat23.3 g
Monounsaturated14.7 g
Polyunsaturated2.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.5 g
Saturated3.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium31.2 mg3%
Copper0.29 mg32%
Iron1.1 mg6%
Magnesium51.4 mg17%
Manganese0.3 mg17%
Phosphorus98 mg14%
Potassium906 mg19%
Selenium0.75 µg1%
Sodium404 mg
Zinc1.1 mg14%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.14 mg13%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.24 mg22%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.2 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.3 mg46%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.52 mg40%
Folate (vitamin B9)146 µg37%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline25.9 mg6%
Vitamin A41.1 µg6%
Vitamin C32 mg43%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E3.5 mg24%
Vitamin K47.9 µg53%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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