It’s common knowledge that avocado, like kale, is a “superfood”: The massive quantity of nutrients found inside is enough to completely turn your day around, whether you’re having the fleshy green fruit itself or a smoothie containing it. But something people often overlook is the sizable obstacle to its immediate consumption – the seed.
Few people know about these secret benefits, most likely because avocado seeds are so difficult to crack open that the majority of avocado fans don’t bother paying much attention to them. But nothing worth having comes easy, and the benefits of avocado seeds are worth the effort.
Daily Superfood Love reports that the seeds (and skin) of avocados contain catechins and procyanidins, which are antioxidants that lower inflammation, swelling and stiffness in joints — an excellent weapon against arthritis.
