Avocado of Crete 3-1-1 ( Avocado 3-1-1)
Avocado variety of Crete 3-1-1, producer prices, Avocado 3-1-1 general information:
Birth: Mexican
Peels: No
Seed Size: Large
Skin Texture: Smooth Flower
Type: A
Fruit Shape: Obovate
Skin Color White: Black Skin Cast Color: Black
Skin
Thickness: Thin
Average Fruit Weight: 6 to 7
% Seed / Skin / flesh: 20: 8: 72
The shape of the fruit is round bottom breath in ellipsoid. Sold by a nursery as ‘Mexicola Grande’.
Avocado Crete 3-1-1 Chania, producer prices, Avocado 3-1-1. Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) tends to fall into one of the following three groups as shown below. To identify leaf scent, take a leaf and rub between your hands. If you have a strong smell of anise (liquorice), it falls into the “Mexican” group. Most of the varieties grown in California fall into the “Guatemalan” or “Mexican” group (or a hybrid of the two) while Florida grows mostly “West Indian”. This is done by weight as a sample of the ripe fruit is taken. First the fruit is weighed, cut open and the seed removed. The seed is weighed and information obtained as to its shape and whether the flesh adheres to the seed.
Avocado of Crete 3-1-1 ( Avocado 3-1-1)
3-1-1 Cretan Avocado variety. Avocados are known as nutrient boosters because they allow the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients from the foods eaten with them. Avocados also provide many of the same essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, vitamin E, B-vitamins and folate, and contain more protein than any other fruit. They have a reputation for being high in fat and are actually second only to olives in oil content among fruits, but the oil in avocados is high in monounsaturated fatty acids, which is relatively healthy and can actually help reduce blood cholesterol levels. Avocados come in a variety of colors, some of which are pictured here. As the avocado ripens,
