Dis you know that there are different types of avocado varieties to choose from? Those who have grown their avocado trees know this espeicially. When you’re shopping for groceries, however, it’s hard to tell which avocodos are actually different.
Here we have put together a list of the diferent types of avocados, their appearance, sizes, and their shapes.
Avocado Varieties
Bacon
- Appearance: Smooth, green thin skin, yellow-green flesh.
- Size: 6 to 12 oz
- Known for: oval shape, medium to large shape, easy peeling, and light taste.
Fuertes
- Appearance: Smooth, thin green skin, creamy, pale green flesh
- Size: 5 to 14 oz
- Known for: Pear-shape, medium seed, peels easily, great tasting
Gwen
- Appearance: Pebbly, thick green skin, creamy, gold-green flesh
- Size: 6 to 15 oz
- Known for: plump oval fruit, small to medium seed, easy peeling, great tasting.
Hass
- Appearance: pebbly, thick skin, creamy pale-green flesh.
- Size: 5 to 12 oz
- Known for: oval-shape, small to medium seed, easy peeling, great tasting.
Lamb Hass
- Appearance: Pebbly thick skin, green flesh
- Size: 11 to 18 oz
- Known for: oval shape, nutty taste, large in size, symmetrical in shape.
Pinkerton
- Appearance: slighty pebbled medium skin, creamy pale-green flesh.
- Size: 8 to 18 oz
- Known for: Pear-shape, medium seed, peels easily, great tasting.
Reed
- Appearance: slight pebbled skin, creamy flesh.
- Size: 8 to 18 oz
- Known for: round shape, medium seed, easy peeling, great tasting.
Zutano
- Appearance: shiny, yellow-green skin, pale-green flesh.
- Size: 6 to 14 oz
- Known for: pear shaped, thin skin, moderately easy to peel, light taste and texture.
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