The best way to tell the ripeness of an avocado is to gently squeeze it in the palm of your hand and check the colour. Ripe and ready-to-eat fruit will be firm yet will yield to gentle pressure and be purple-black in colour Or watch our video.

Yes. It’s easy …. place the avocado in a fruit bowl for a few days until it gives slightly to a gentle squeeze in your palms or if you need it more quickly place the avocado in a paper bag with a banana. The ethylene in the banana will help the avocado ripen. Check it the next day. Once ripe keep the avocado refrigerated.

Start with a clean & ripe avocado. Place it on a cutting board and cut into it with a knife you hit the seed. Keeping the knife still turn the avocado./. Repeat on the other side of the avocado. Then holding one half in each hand twist each half in opposite directions until one half comes away from the seed.
Gently spoon the seed out and remove the skin by peeling it away from the flesh. This happens very easily when you have ripe fruit. Watch our video.

if you want to save some avocado for later – sprinkle the flesh with the juice of a lemon or lime and wrap it closely to prevent the air discolouring the flesh. You can keep it like this in the refrigerator for 1-3 days.

Refrigerate your avocado immediately and it will be OK to eat even in a few days time.

Avocadoes are the perfect baby food. Full of vitamins and mineral, with a soft texture they are very easy for babies to eat and nutritionally very good for their growing bodies.

The avocado is known as a climacteric fruit. This means that it matures on the tree, but will only ripen once it has been picked. Click here to learn more about the life of an avocado.

In addition to being vegan and vegetarian friendly, avocados are proudly sodium, cholesterol and gluten free.

Avocado is nutrient-dense has nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds. As part of a balanced diet, avocado helps the body fight heart disease, prevent stroke and build a strong immune system.