Avocado vs Olives – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing avocado to olives, we picked the avocado.

Why?

Both are certainly great! And when it comes to their respective oils, olive oil wins out as it retains many micronutrients that avocado oil loses. But, in their whole form, avocado beats olive:

In terms of macros, avocado has more protein, carbs, fiber, and (healthy) fats. Simply, it’s more nationally-dense than the already nutritionally-dense food that is olives.

In the category of vitamins, olives are great but avocados really shine; avocado has more of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7 B9, C, E, and K, while olives boast only more vitamin A.

Looking at minerals, things are closer to even; avocado has more magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, while olives have more calcium, copper, iron, and selenium. Thus, a marginal victory for avocado here.

In other considerations, olives have more polyphenols, so that is a point in their favor.

Adding up the sections makes for a clear overall win for avocado, but both have their strong merits, so do by all means enjoy either or both, as diversity is good!

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Enjoy!