Avocados

Health Benefit to You

Avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, including 4% of the recommended Daily Value (DV) for vitamin E, 4% vitamin C, 8% folate, 4% fiber, 2% iron, 4% potassium, with 81 micrograms of lutein and 19 micrograms of beta-carotene. It is a food a baby can enjoy. Avocados contain 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein, which some studies suggest may help maintain healthy eyes. Source: California Avacado Commission

Buy California Grown

California avocados are grown year-round. A single California avocado tree can produce up to 200 pounds of fresh fruit each year, approximately 500 pieces, although most average around 60 pounds or 150 pieces of fruit. Learn more with the Avacado Commodity Fact Sheet.

Where Do Avocados Grow? In California | US | The World

In California

San Diego, Ventura, Riverside, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo

In the United States

California is home to about 90% of the nation's crop.

In the World

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