How to Use Avocado Seeds

No matter if you’re making avocado toast or crafting a delicious, healthy smoothie, it’s important not to waste the parts of the avocado you don’t use. Here are some ideas to help keep you from wasting your food leftovers.

Compost Them

A better way to dispose of avocado seeds is by grinding them down into a powder and adding them to a compost pile. These remnants are full of beneficial nutrients such as potassium and magnesium that can help your plants grow or simply be added back into the soil.

Craft Nutritious Drinks

Pits contain a variety of nutrients, dietary fiber and much more, making them the perfect ingredient for on-the-go drinks. Here are a few options you can incorporate into your menu:

• Pit protein shakes


• Avocado tea


• Macha

Bake With Avocado Powder

Using dehydrated and crushed avocado pits adds a delicious and highly nutritious component to fresh baked breads, salads and much more. Simply allow the pit to dry out for a day or two, place it in a food processor and blend it up.

Make Natural Products

There are different types of products that can be made from avocado pits and skins. Here are a few you can try out.

• Dyes – An uncommon fact about avocados is that the pits can create a pink dye that works on a variety of products.


• Hand/Face Scrub – Ground up avocado pits make a great exfoliant for dry skin.

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