This lite new avocado has been created by the Isla Bonita brand in Spain, who have made the fruit juicier and slower to oxidize (or go bad.) Overall the Avocado Light contains 30 percent less fat than your average avocado and is marketed as being perfect for “smoothies, cold soup, gazpachos, [and] cocktails.” The brand frankenstein-ed the special avocado by analyzing 32 different varieties in six different countries.
Can someone please help me understand why we need this? As Grub Street points out, avocados already contain the kind of fat that is good for you, though I admit that the Avocado Light seems perfect for the joyless, clean-eating set, or perhaps those simply afraid of a 240-calorie avocado. Overall, it’s been frightening to see Margaret Atwood’s genetically-modified nightmare predictions of Oryx and Crake continually come to life, even if we’re just dealing with avocado toast here.
