2. Avocado Agriculture Avocados can be grown all around the world but the 2 largest producers are Mexico and Southern California Internationally: Mexico provides 68% of the worlds avocados California is responsible for 90% of Americas Avocados
3. Avocado Origins The avocado was originally discovered by the Aztecs. They believed this fruit to be an aphrodisiac. Avocado comes from the word "ahucatl", which means testicle The tree was commonly referred to as the ‘testicle tree’ because of the shape of the avocado and the way they hung from the tree
4. Avocado Agriculture The Average Length of an avocado tree is 20 meters Avocados are similar to bananas in that they don’t ripen until picked off the tree
7. Avocado Agriculture Hass avocados are the most popular because they can produce fruit year round 95% of the avocados sold in the US are Hass
8. AVOCADO WARS! (DRAMATIZATION) California ^ Mexico^ In 1994 when Mexico tried to export their avocados to the US, they were denied. Reason being: Their fruit was full of pests and flies that would damage California crops. Since then there have been thousands of tests conducted on the avocados and all tests have had positive results. California thinks if they let Mexico export above the border, they will lose profits. To this day, Mexico is only aloud to export to 19 states California is now setting up major avocado productions IN MEXICO and selling them across the border. Interesting quote by: Ricardo Javier Vega, president of the Uruapan-based Association of Mexican Avocado Exporters and Packers “The Californians have played a double-sided game. They have scared Americans with stories of monstrous creatures supposedly living inside Mexican avocados. Then they come down here and ship Mexican avocados around the world, including to the U.S. It's nonsense."
14. Ways to Eat Avocados Other ways to enjoy the avocado… California Rolls
15. Ways to Eat Avocados Other ways to enjoy the avocado… My personal favorite On a sandwich
16. Ways to Eat Avocados I would personally NOT recommend It is basically made with milk, icecream, and avocado blended together with chocolate syrup . Probably the most fattening thing you can eat… Avocado Milkshake
17. Ways to Eat Avocados I would personally NOT recommend Do I really have to explain why? BACON PIZZA WITH AVOCADO
18. Cooking With Avocado Oil Benefits: It can cook up to 500 degrees without burning… Great on salads! Downside: Hard to find.. There is only one company in the US that sells it. Very expensive
31. As you can see, the avocado is a versatile fruit and can be used for just about anything. Not only guacamole dip.
32. "the most nutritious of all fruits. In this single delectable fruit are combined the protein of meat, the fat of butter[but much more wholesome!], the vitamins and minerals of green vegetables, the flavor of nuts, a six course dinner; the avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise” - Bob Berg at the "Department of Botany and Plant Sciences" at the University of California
