Most of us love avocados , but how many really know how to differentiate between the different varieties of the fruit? Dr. Maya Roseman explained in her show on 103FM why in nutritionists' menus it is not considered a vegetable but is included in fats, unlike fruits and vegetables which are usually 0% fat.

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"According to a conversation with the chairman of Avocado Growers Shahar Goldberg, there are many varieties of avocados and each variety ripens at a slightly different time: the green and black green varieties, the green Hattinger at the beginning of the season contains 18% fat, the variety called Hass with a grainy skin that turns black is more common at the end of the season and contains 24 % fat. Now the end of April, you can find the 'Reed' variety – which characterizes the end of the season, bigger, green and not blackening and with a buttery texture and a higher fat percentage."

"The longer an avocado stays on the tree and the more it ripens on the tree, the higher the percentage of fat," she said. "At the moment, you can get avocados almost all year round. We pull ends according to the different varieties so that we have avocados most of the time. The amount of calories in it is not very high – 160 calories per hundred grams (weigh without peel and seed), but this is still 3-4 times more than most other fruits A tablespoon of avocado is about 25 grams, about 40 calories, and is considered a portion of fat (instead of a teaspoon of oil or a tablespoon of tahini in a meal), or as a spread for bread."

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"An average whole avocado contains 300-400 calories, but there are really large ones that reach even more. Avocados contain a good amount of folic acid, vitamin E which is necessary for our skin and disease prevention (and is only found in foods that contain fat). Contains zinc, potassium, and also iron ( But to reach the amount that is in a portion of fish/chicken/beef, you have to eat a whole avocado. Avocados don't have a lot of vitamin C or vitamin A, unlike other vegetables and fruits."

"Finally tip: a really hard avocado that you want to ripen quickly , you can store it together with oranges or other fruits that secrete ethylene . It ripens in a shorter time (about half)."