BULLETIN 1073, U. S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

 Table 2. — Composition of avocados at different stages of maturity. 



BLAKEMAN (ALTADENA). 



^ Month 

 g£ i picked. 



Condi- 

 tion. 



bc-H 



> f? 



Specific 

 gravity. 



Edible 

 por- 

 tion. 







Edible portion. 



Skin. | Seed. 



Mois- A h 

 ture. Asn - 



j 



Pro- 

 tein. 



Fat. 



Total 

 sugars. 



Crude 

 fiber. 



42 Nov... 



69 Feb... 



70 Feb... 

 81 Mar... 



107 May... 



Storage.. 



Fresh 



Storage.. 



...do 



...do 



Ozs. 

 10.9 



14.3 

 13.1 

 16.5 

 18.2 



0. 9536 



. 9915 



.986S 



1. 0085 



1. 01SS 



Per 

 cent. 

 73.1 

 76.8 

 74.4 

 74.6 

 76.4 



Per 

 cent. 

 12.6 

 12.9 



10.7 

 9.4 

 6.7 



Per 

 cent. 

 14.1 

 9.9 

 14.7 

 15.7 

 16.9 



Per Per 

 cent. 1 cent. 

 84.37 1 0.87 

 75.67 ! 1.3S 

 75.77 i 1.50 

 76. 16 ] 1. 22 

 69. 14 1 1. 61 

 [ 



Per 

 cent. 

 1.11 

 1.01 

 1.22 

 1.03 

 2.25 



Per 

 cent. 



7.83 

 13.93 

 16.56 

 16.04 

 21.55 



Per 

 cent. 

 1.76 

 1.69 



.82 

 .70 

 .49 



Per 



cent. 

 1.24 



1.25 

 1.25 

 1.53 



DICKINSON (CHULA VISTA). 



59 

 60 

 71 

 72 

 83 

 84 

 95 

 96 

 100 

 110 

 120 

 121 



Jan . . , 

 Jan . . . 

 Feb... 

 Feb... 

 Mar. ., 

 Mar... 

 Apr... 

 Apr... 

 May;:. 

 May... 

 June . . 

 June . . 



Fresh... 

 ! Storage. 

 j Fresh... 

 i Storage. 

 I Fresh... 

 I Storage. 

 I Fresh... 

 ! Storage. 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 



Fresh... 



Storage. 



11.6 



1. 0173 



65.3 



22.8 



11.2 



84.84 



0.90 



0.79 



4.17 



3.50 



10.6 



.9428 



68.4 



21.9 



9.5 



86.47 



1.20 



1.01 



6.84 



.37 



11.2 



1. 0159 



65.0 



24.5 



10.2 



84.23 



.94 



.79 



5.87 



2.80 



9.7 



.9753 



67.6 



19.7 



13.0 



,86.10 



1.02 



.94 



7.20 



.55 



11.4 



1.0160 



62.0 



25.1 



12.3 



83. 95 



1.03 



.94 



6.15 



2.52 



10.2 



. 9540 



66.7 



20.6 



12.7 



85. 40 



1.19 



1.31 



7.80 



.58 



11.6 



1. 0083 



62.0 



23.3 



14.3 



84.56 



1.23 



1.37 



7.63 



.67 



10.5 



.9650 



65.8 



20.8 



13.1 



84.71 



1.12 



1.31 



9.68 



.36 



10.9 



1. 0031 



68.3 



18.2 



13.3 



82.74 



1.32 



1.66 



9.84 



.41 



13.4 



.9858 



68.5 



18.9 



12.7 



81.03 



1.28 



1.40 



10.96 



.46 



16.0 



.9892 



70.2 



18.8 



10.9 



75.41 



1.41 



1.90 



14.06 



1.16 



11.2 



.9770 



60.1 



21.4 



18.5 



75.82 



1.56 



1.66 



14.45 



.57 



FUEETE (YORBA LINDA). 



23 



Sept... 



Fresh 



8.9 



0. 9958 



73.4 



11.0 



14.6 



81.69 



0.72 



1.50 



6.97 



3.06 



1.27 



24 



Sept... 



Storage. . 



5. 7 



.9969 



76.9 



9.5 



13.0 



82. 33 



.80 



1.66 



9.61 



.69 



1.48 



31 



Oct . . . 



Fresh 



11.5 



.9921 



77.6 



8.3 



13.5 



78.35 



.76 



1.44 



11.32 



2.12 



1.35 



32 



Oct... 



Storage. . 



10.1 



1. 0099 



77.8 



6.2 



15.4 



78.97 



.91 



1.75 



12.46 



1.02 



1.50 



46 



Nov... 



Fresh 



11.2 



.9864 



78.0 



7.7 



13.8 



72.72 



1.02 



1. 55 



17.61 



1.08 



1.32 



47 



Nov... 



Storage. . 



10.2 



1. 0075 



76.4 



6.4 



16.7 



70. 93 



1.24 



1.88 



20.57 



.71 



1.62 



52 



Dec... 



Fresh.... 



12.2 



.9764 



77.1 



8.3 



14.1 



67.42 



1.17 



1.71 



23.99 



.58 



1.47 



53 



Dec... 



Storage. . 



10.0 



.9810 



80.5 



6.8 



12.5 



64.18 



1.69 



1.99 



26.99 



.57 



1.64 



62 



Jan 



Fresh 



13.9 



.9728 



76.5 



7.7 



15.2 



65.99 



1.24 



1.49 



25. 12 



.38 



1.33 



63 



Jan . . . 



Storage. . 



12.6 



.9967 



79.4 



6.3 



13.9 



65.31 



1.25 



1.49 



26.62 



.29 



1.44 



76 



Mar... 



Fresh 



16.7 



.9616 



79.9 



7.7 



11.9 



63.93 



1.34 



1.73 



26.13 



.17 



1.08 



77 



Mar... 



Storage. . 



14.7 



.9861 



81.6 



5.6 



12.7 



62. OS 



1.43 



1.68 



29.74 



.39 



1.36 



88 



Apr... 



Fresh 



13.9 



.9596 



79.2 



9.1 



11.2 



63. 46 



1.40 



1.88 



28.19 



.11 



1.25 



89 



Apr... 



Storage. . 



13.1 



.9626 



82.6 



7.5 



9.7 



62.07 



1.42 



2.10 



29.93 



.31 



1.42 



97 



May... 



Fresh 



11.4 



.9688 



78.9 



10.9 



9.7 



61.08 



1.33 



2.32 



30.15 



.13 



1.24 



98 



May... 



Storage.. 



11.4 



.9616 



85.0 



6.0 



8.5 



63.94 



1.41 



2.32 



28.06 



.28 



1.35 



LYON (WHITTIER). 



27 

 28 

 38 

 39 

 54 

 55 

 65 

 66 

 79 

 80 

 90 

 91 

 105 

 106 

 116 

 117 

 122 



Oct . . . 

 Oct . . . 

 Nov... 

 Nov... 

 Dec... 

 Dec... 

 Jan . . . 

 Jan . . . 

 Mar... 

 Mar... 

 Apr... 

 Apr... 

 May... 

 May... 

 June. . 

 June . . 

 July.. 



Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 



Fresh. 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 ...do.... 



5.5 



0. 9954 



4.8 



.9790 



11.2 



.9968 



9.1 



.9144 



12.4 



.9902 



9.8 



.9292 



12.5 



1.0052 



10.3 



.9317 



14.3 



.9990 



13.4 



.9892 



16.5 



.9833 



13.2 



.9798 



14.8 



.9849 



10.6 



.9719 



15.9 



.9827 



15.3 



1. 0051 



16.7 



.9656 



61.9 

 65.5 

 65.4 

 66.7 

 66.6 

 69.0 

 6S.0 

 63.6 

 68.6 

 68.6 

 70.9 

 70.5 

 72.5 

 78.9 

 77.1 

 76.9 

 77.8 



19.1 



18.4 



85.87 



0.61 



1.71 



4.26 



2.59 



15.6 



18.6 



85. 45 



.87 



2.10 



5.90 



1.56 



16.1 



17.5 



82.48 



.73 



1.36 



6.55 



3.31 



13.8 



19.4 



83.13 



.81 



1.71 



9.52 



1.81 



15.8 



17.1 



81.49 



.68 



1.27 



7.63 



3.28 



12.9 



18.0 



80.59 



.93 



1.49 



10.42 



2.24 



18.2 



13.5 



73.20 



.96 



1.93 



14.01 



2.92 



13.0 



23.2 



74.83 



1.06 



2.25 



15.76 



1.51 



15.3 



15.8 



69.85 



1.09 



2.34 



16.66 



1.67 



11.7 



19.4 



70.66 



1.17 



2.45 



19.29 



1.90 



14.8 



14.1 



66.79 



1.19 



2.60 



21.34 



1.29 



10.8 



18.6 



66.13 



1.24 



3.02 



23.41 



1.65 



14.6 



12.4 



62.95 



1.19 



3.41 



25.07 



.80 



11.4 



9.7 



61.56 



1.43 



4.37 



26.89 



.9^ 



11.5 



11.0 



64.44 



1.33 



2.66 



22.91 



1.07 



9.5 



13.0 



64.58 



1.29 



3.28 



24.43 



.37 



11.1 



11.0 



68.52 



1.17 



3.02 



25.57 



.53 



