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Avocados

What are Avocados?

Avocados also known as butter pears or alligator pears are a large egg shaped fruit that grow from trees. [1]



History

Avocados have a long history of being cultivated in Central and South America. A water jar shaped like an avocado, dating to A.D. 900, was discovered in the pre-Incan city of Chan Chan. [1]

There is evidence of cultivation in Mexico for as long as 10,000 years. The earliest known written account of the avocado in Europe is that of Martín Fernández de Enciso (c. 1470–c. 1528) in 1518 or 1519 in his book, Suma de Geografía que Trata de Todas las Partidas y Provincias del Mundo.[1]

The first written record in English of the use of the word 'avocado' was by Hans Sloane in a 1696 index of Jamaican plants. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Avocados


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Avocados".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Avocado - Wikipedia
  2. Photo - Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Avocado
Avocado Meal

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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