The Ripeness Level Of Your Avocado Actually Matters For Your Health— Here's How
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It impacts how your body digests it, absorbs its nutrients and even responds metabolically after you eat it.
Most people judge an avocado’s readiness by one simple test: a gentle squeeze. Too firm, and it stays on the counter. Too soft, and it risks going straight into the trash. (Yes, we agree, the window between those two states often feels comically short. But that’s fodder for another story).
Beyond texture and taste, though, the ripeness of an avocado actually shapes how your body digests it, absorbs its nutrients, and even responds metabolically after you eat it.
In fact, as avocados ripen, their internal chemistry changes. Fats become more accessible, carbohydrates shift form, and antioxidant levels rise and fall. According to doctors and nutrition experts, these changes can influence digestion, blood sugar response and nutrient absorption.
That’s all to say that an avocado’s health benefits aren’t fixed but actually evolve as the fruit matures — just as is the case with bananas.
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