The Complete Guide to Avocado Origins and Varieties: Main Producing Regions and Common Varieties
Avocado, also known as alligator pear or butter pear, gets its name because its flesh is yellow-green and tastes like butter. In world encyclopedias, avocado is listed as the most nutritious fruit, and it is now widely cultivated in many places. Of course, as an "internet-famous" fruit, avocado not only has an ever-growing number of producing regions, but its varieties have also become increasingly rich.
Main Producing Regions of Avocado
Avocado originated in Mexico and Central America, and was later widely planted in California, making California the world's largest avocado producing region; it is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. However, it is grown most abundantly in the southern United States, Guatemala, Mexico and Cuba, among which Mexican series varieties are the main ones. In China, avocado was first introduced for cultivation in 1918, and at present there is a small amount of cultivation mainly in Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Guangxi, Taiwan, China, Yunnan and Sichuan.
Main Varieties of Avocado
1. Hass
The Hass avocado fruit is oval-shaped, with a single fruit weight of 140-340 grams; the skin changes from green to purple-black when ripe, the taste is excellent, and the edible rate is 68-70%. Hass avocado flesh is relatively fine, the pit is small, and it peels easily; the ripening period is concentrated from late November to February of the following year. It is the main avocado variety cultivated worldwide.
2. Godzilla
Godzilla is a "big guy" among avocados, five times larger than the Hass avocado. It is mainly produced in Africa, and Godzilla is also an avocado "rising star" that has emerged in recent years. Although it is large, it is not a genetically modified variety, but rather a cross between the large West Indies watery avocado and the small Guatemalan oily avocado, and its taste is also very soft, sticky and creamy.
3. Gwen
The Gwen avocado is relatively similar to the Hass variety (appearance, taste and texture). It has a small pit, peels easily, and is relatively large, with a single fruit weight of 6-15 ounces each; it is an avocado variety with good taste.
4. Reed
Reed is an avocado supplied in summer and early autumn. In appearance, Reed is large and round, with a medium-sized pit, and the skin is green and very thick, slightly textured, and easy to peel. This avocado variety has fine flesh and a very good taste.
5. Bacon
Bacon is an avocado supplied from late autumn to spring each year. It has excellent quality, a slightly larger pit and a refreshing taste. Its fruit is oval-shaped, the skin is green and relatively thin, smooth and easy to peel, and the flesh is yellow-green and medium in size.
The above is an introduction to the main producing regions and varieties of avocado. We believe everyone now has a deeper understanding of avocado.
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