Avocado
Avocado is a creamy fruit commonly eaten fresh, mashed into spreads, or added to salads and savory dishes.
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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Local names for avocado
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
aguacate
abacate
avocat
Avocado
avocado
avocado
Avocado
avocado
alvocat
aguacate
ahuakate
avokado
avocado
awokado
avokádo
avokádo
avokádó
αβοκάντο
avokánto
авокадо
avokado
авокадо
avokado
авокадо
avokado
авокадо
avokado
avokado
avokado
avokado
avocado
avokado
avokado
avókadó
avokaado
avokado
avokadas
авакада
avakada
ավոկադո
avokado
ავოკადო
avokado
أفوكادو
afūkādū
אבוקדו
avokado
آووکادو
âvokâdo
एवोकाडो
evokāḍo
অ্যাভোকাডো
aevokāḍo
ایواکاڈو
īvākāḍo
એવોકાડો
evokāḍo
एभोकाडो
evokāḍo
அவகாடோ
avakāṭō
అవకాడో
avakāḍō
ಆವಕಾಡೊ
āvakāḍo
അവക്കാഡോ
avakkāḍō
අලිගැට පේර
aligæṭa pēra
อะโวคาโด
awokhado
アボカド
abokado
아보카도
abokado
牛油果
niúyóuguǒ
alpukat
avokado
alpukat
parachichi
awhekātō
evokāḍo
Romanised form
avokánto
Romanised form
āvakāḍo
Romanised form
abokado
Romanised form
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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avakāṭō
Romanised form
avakada
Romanised form
afūkādū
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
abokado
Romanised form
aevokāḍo
Romanised form
aligæṭa pēra
Romanised form
niúyóuguǒ
Romanised form
evokāḍo
Romanised form
avakkāḍō
Romanised form
īvākāḍo
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
âvokâdo
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
evokāḍo
Romanised form
avokado
Romanised form
awokhado
Romanised form
avakāḍō
Romanised form
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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
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically compatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
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.
Last recorded verification: .