Unexpected parts of food you never knew you could eat

Avocado seeds or pits make up roughly 18% of the entire fruit and are usually discarded along with the outer peel. While the safety of whole avocado seeds has been debated, certain uses of the large brown pits have been said to have certain health benefits. According to Healthline, avocado seed flour has been shown to reduce total cholesterol and “bad” cholesterol in mice, and test-tube studies on avocado seed extracts have shown that the pits may have strong antioxidant properties.