How to choose the right avocados? Tips to avoid making mistakes

Avocados have become a staple on market stalls and on our plates. Highly prized for their creamy texture and nutritional qualities, they nevertheless require special attention when purchasing.

Between the different varieties, ripeness levels, and origins, knowing how to choose your avocados is essential to guarantee quality, taste, and profitability.

Choosing the right avocados according to variety

The main varieties of avocados are :

Hass avocado (the most common)

• Rough skin that darkens as it ripens

• Creamy flesh, strong flavor

• Excellent shelf life and storage properties

👉Ideal for: guacamole, poke bowls, toast

The Fuerte avocado (less well known)

• Smooth skin, green even when ripe

• Firmer flesh

• Milder taste

  
  

👉 Ideal for: slices, salads

Bacon avocado

• Thin skin

• More watery flesh

• Less fatty

  
  

👉 Often used to complement the range

Choosing avocados based on ripeness

By touch

• Soft but not mushy

• Should yield slightly when pressed with a finger

⚠️ Too soft = overripe / likely to have black flesh

By color (Hass)

• Green = unripe

• Dark brown = ready to eat

•  Very dark black = eat quickly

  
  

By the stem

Gently pull on the small stem :

• Green underneath = perfect

• Brown = overripe

• Difficult to remove = unripe

  
  

Choosing the right avocados : origin and seasonality

To guarantee quality and consistency, it is essential to know the main origins :

• Peru : March to September

• South Africa : May to October

• Mexico : all year round 

• Spain : November to March

  
  

👉 Alternating origins ensures continuous availability.

Choosing the right lawyers : mistakes to avoidien

When selecting your avocados, avoid :

• Black spots on the surface

• Fruit that is too soft

• Wrinkled skin

• Dented areas (logistical damage)

  
  

These signs often indicate internal deterioration.

➡️ Choosing a good avocado cannot be improvised: variety, texture, seasonality, and storage are all factors that guarantee impeccable quality, from the supplier to the plate.🥑