Avocado, raw

Almost pear shaped, with a green to black shiny skin and a delicate yellow flesh with a green outer hue.

Proximates, vitamins, minerals and some fatty acids were derived from a composite of 1 kg of fuerte and a composite of 1kg of Hass avocados when in season from five outlets in Sydney during 1983-1984 (Wills et al. 1986). Folate and some proximates, vitamins and minerals were analysed from a composite of 9 purchases of Hass avocados from a mixture of 9 Melbourne supermarkets and markets in 1997 (1997/98 Folate Project). Some vitamins and minerals were derived from a composite sample of 6 purchases of Hass avocados in 2000 (2002 Food comp program re-analysis). Iodine and moisture were determined from a composite of 6 samples of Hass avocados purchased at South Melbourne and Dimattina in 2000 (2000 Food Comp. Program). Trace metals including As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg, Se, and Zn were determined in 9 samples of avocados purchased nationally in 1994 (1994 AMBS). Trace metals including As, Cd, Pb, and Hg were determined in 9 samples of avocados purchased nationally in 1996 (1996 AMBS). Trace metals including I, Se, Mo, Cd and Ni were determined in 10 samples of avocados purchased nationally in 2003/2004 (22nd ATDS). Retinol and cholesterol were imputed.