Avocados
Avocados
Another name for the avocado is the "alligator pear," so-called because of its alligator skin texture and pear shape.
Fun Facts:
Avocados won’t go soft on their tree; instead, they are stored there for many months in a state of freshness, and must be picked to ripen.
European sailors traveling to the New World used ripe avocados as a kind of butter.
Varieties of avocados: Bacon, Fuerte, Gwen, Hass, Macarthur, Pinkerton, Reed and Zulano.
Seasonality:
California, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Who Grows It
Harold Edwards
Limoneira Company
Santa Paula, CA
Larry Jacobs
Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo
Pescadero, CA
Phil Henry
Henry Avocado Corporation
Escondido, California
Steve Barnard
Mission Produce
Oxnard, California
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Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1/2 cup |
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| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories: 192 | |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat: 17.72g | 0% |
| Cholesterol: 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium: 9mg | 0.38% |
| Total Carbohydrate: 9.96g | 3.32% |
| Dietary Fiber: 7.8 | 0% |
| Sugars: 0.34g | |
| Protein: 2.25g | |
| Vitamin A 3.38% | Vitamin C 16.83% |
| Calcium 1.5% | Iron 3.89% |
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database |
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