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Avocado

Avocado is a creamy fruit commonly eaten fresh, mashed into spreads, or added to salads and savory dishes.

Avocado — illustrative ingredient image

About Avocado

Avocado is the edible fruit of avocado trees, eaten fresh in salads, sandwiches, bowls, tacos, and savoury preparations. It is also mashed into spreads, dips, and sauces. The fruit is distinct from avocado oil, leaves, and prepared products made with other ingredients.

When ripe, the flesh is typically soft, creamy, and mildly buttery, though firmness, colour, and flavour vary among cultivars and stages of ripeness. Less-ripe fruit is firmer and less yielding, while overripe flesh can become very soft. Some varieties have greener or yellower flesh and thicker or thinner skins.

The fruit has a skin surrounding green to yellow-green flesh and a single large seed. It may be served as halves, slices, cubes, or mashed, and can also be frozen or incorporated into prepared foods. Cutting and exposure to air can darken the surface, while chilling firms the flesh.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Where avocado appears

19 linked foods

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Main dishes

Snacks

Soups

Salads

Street food

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for avocado

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

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Avocado

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Avocado pulp

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Avocado, for use on a sandwich

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Avocado, Fuerte, flesh only

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Avocado, Fuerte, flesh only, weighed with skin and stone

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Avocado, Hass, flesh only

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Avocado, Hass, flesh only, weighed with skin and stone

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Avocado, Hass, peeled, raw

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Avocado, hass, raw

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Avocado, shepard, raw

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avocados - pebbled peel (hass-type) (gs1 gpc)

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avocados - smooth peel (gs1 gpc)

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Avocados, raw, California

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Avocados, raw, Florida

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california avocado

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florida avocado

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hass avocado

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Hass avocados

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Ready-to-eat Hass avocados

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Avocado nutrition & diet

Avocado nutritional value

Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
160kcal
Protein
2.0g
Carbs
8.5g
Fat
14.7g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the fresh edible flesh as the reference portion, excluding skin and pit. Record variety, ripeness, and whether it is sliced, mashed, or blended. Added salt, oil, dressings, or other ingredients belong to the preparation rather than the plain fruit and can materially change the serving description.

Compare the right form: Reference must match fresh avocado flesh of the stated variety and ripeness, with skin and pit excluded, raw or prepared.

Diet considerations

Avocado is a plant-derived fruit. Plain flesh differs from guacamole, spreads, and dressings that may contain dairy, egg, animal products, oils, or cereal ingredients. Portion size matters because a mashed or blended serving can be consumed differently from intact slices, while accompaniments alter dietary compatibility.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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