Fruit

Skin

Avocado skin is the protective outer peel. On Hass and related dark types it turns near-black and pebbled when ripe; green-skinned cultivars such as Fuerte and Reed stay green and smoother. The peel is generally not eaten—it is tough, bitter, and can carry surface residues—so it is stripped after halving or peeled away from wedges. Thin-skinned fruit peels more easily when fully ripe; hard underripe fruit tears and wastes flesh. Cooks sometimes leave halves in their shells as serving boats for eggs, salads, or grilled fillings, then discard the skin. Composting or industrial biomass use is more realistic than culinary crackling. Colour change on dark cultivars is a ripeness cue, not a quality defect.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

FreshPeeled AwayServing Shell

Traits

Bitter If EatenColour Variable By CultivarOuter PeelProtectiveRipeness IndicatorToughUsually Discarded

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 360

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 32 g
Saturated Fat 8.96 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 14.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8.64 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 4.85 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 0 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 18 g
Water 45 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 360 kcal
Water 45 g
Protein 18 g
Fat 32 g
- Saturated Fat 8.96 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 14.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 8.64 g
  - Omega-3 0.69 g
Vitamins 41.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.47 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 17.1 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.34 mg
- Vitamin K 5.5 µg
Minerals 288 mg
- Major Minerals 287 mg
  - Calcium 51 mg
  - Sodium 4.85 mg
  - Potassium 231 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.03 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.47 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.23 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 17.1 · vitamin-e: 0.34 · vitamin-k: 5.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 4.85 · Potassium: 231 · Calcium: 51 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Skin carries subcutaneous fat and collagen; crisping concentrates calories.

History

1920

Commercial handlers used skin colour and texture as quick ripeness and grade indicators at packing sheds.

1980

Retail guidance popularised “black and yielding” skin checks for Hass shoppers worldwide.