CHANGES IX COMPOSITION OF CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS. 



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



PUEBLA (SAN FERNANDO). 



Sam- 



Month 

 picked. 



Condi- 

 tion. 



o . 

 C8.C 

 o if 

 > g 



Specific 

 gravity. 



Edible 

 por- 

 tion. 



Skin. 



Edible portion. 



ple 



No. 



Seed. 



| Mois- 

 ; ture. 



**-{& 



Fat. 



Total 

 sugars . 



Crude 

 fiber. 



36 

 37 

 40 

 41 

 48 

 49 

 68 

 82 



Oct . . . 

 Oct... 

 Nov... 

 Nov... 

 Dec... 

 Dec... 

 Feb... 

 Mar... 



Fresh 



Storage. . 



Fresh.... 



Storage. . 



Fresh.... 



Storage. . 



...do 



...do 



Ozs. 

 6.9 



5.7 

 7.2 

 6.9 

 7.6 

 6.6 

 6.5 

 S.3 



1.0107 

 1.0324 

 1.0147 

 1.0324 

 1.0022 

 1.0282 

 1.0225 

 1.0232 



Per 

 cent. 

 64.9 

 67.5 

 67.7 

 67.6 

 72.7 

 71.4 

 68.1 

 74.0 



Per 

 cent. 



10.3 

 6.1 

 8.4 

 5.8 

 7.9 

 5.5 

 8.1 

 6.2 



Per 1 Per 

 cent. | cent. 

 24.4 ; 82.88 

 25.6 J 80.12 

 23.6 | 76.29 

 26.4 ! 73.49 

 19.0 i 73.50 

 22.8 1 70.01 



23.3 ! 63.59 



19.4 J 64.89 



Per 

 cent. 

 0.83 

 1.10 

 1.09 

 1.34 

 1.17 

 1.60 

 1.72 

 1.77 



Per 

 cent. 

 1.77 

 2.30 

 1.62 

 2.08 

 1.62 

 2.02 

 2.19 

 2.27 



Per 

 cent. 

 6.72 

 8.87 

 13.12 

 16.36 

 15.59 

 19.99 

 26.45 

 25.33 



Per 

 cent. 

 2.31 

 2.58 

 1.64 

 1.45 

 1.74 

 1.47 

 .88 

 .75 



Per 

 cent. 



1.3- r 



1.43 



1.40 



1.42 

 1.12 



SHARPLESS (TUSTIN). 



92 



Apr... 



93 



Apr... 



101 



Mav... 



102 



May... 



112 



June. . 



113 



June . . 



124 



July... 



127 



Aug... 



128 



Aug... 



130 



Sept 



Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 ..do.... 

 Fresh... 

 Storage. 

 ..do.... 



IS. 5 



0. 9906 



75.2 



18.2 



.9312 



77.9 



16.4 



.9884 



72.1 



11.7 



.9501 



75.1 



18.8 



.9811 



75.3 



23.0 



.9255 



81.9 



22.4 



.9781 



80.0 



26.6 



. 9812 



78.2 



23.4 



.9908 



84.0 



22.9 



.9762 



82.8 



13.7 



10.6 



15.1 



12.8 



13.2 



7.9 



9.2 



11.7 



7.5 



7.6 



10.4 

 11.7 

 12.5 

 12.0 

 11.2 

 10.2 

 10.6 

 10.0 

 8.6 

 9.2 



77.11 

 77.34 

 76.11 

 74. 57 

 76.99 

 75.83 

 74. 65 

 73.33 

 73.97 

 74.94 



1.13 

 1.23 

 1.17 

 1.38 

 1.29 

 1.46 

 1.50 

 1.42 

 1.58 

 1.51 



1.07 

 1.37 

 1.13 

 1.27 

 1.33 

 1.31 

 1.44 

 1.78 

 1.92 

 1.36 



14.73 



15.68 

 16.05 

 18.41 

 15.79 

 16.91 

 18.39 

 18.47 

 17.88 

 17.71 



SPINKS (DUARTE). 



1.54 

 .58 

 .88 

 .60 

 .41 

 .40 

 .27 

 .34 

 .25 

 .36 



1.13 



1.12 

 1.09 



1.12 

 1.20 



56 



Dec... 



57 



Dec... 



n 



Mar. . . 



■ -, 



Mar...; 



so 



Apr... 



86 



Apr...[ 



1UX 



May.. 1 



109 



May.. 



11- 



June. . 



119 



June, -i 



125 



July .. 



126 



Aug... 



129 



Sept.. 



Fresh... 



Storage. 



Fresh... 



Storage. 



Fresh... 



Storage. 

 ! Fresh... 



Storage. 



Fresh... 



Storage. 



...do.... 



...do.... 



.|...do.... 



14.5 



0.9718 



60.8 



12.8 



25.9 



78.55 



13.0 



.9460 



61.8 



11.8 



23.3 



77.62 ! 



15.8 



.9853 



64.1 



12.2 



23.3 



76.15 ! 



12.6 



. 9350 



69.8 



10.6 



19.1 



73.04 



17.5 



.9527 



65.2 



13.5 



20.7 



72.56 



18.8 



1.0001 



69.5 



8.5 



21.8 



72.66 



21.0 



. 9450 



68.5 



9.4 



21.7 



73.74 



19.3 



.9977 



73. 



7.0 



19.2 



72. S5 



16.9 



.9403 



69.1 



11.2 



19.3 



74.15 



13.1 



1.0038 



71.0 



11.2 



17.7 



73.47 



17. 5 



1. 0147 



64.0 



7.0 



29.0 



75.66 



15. 3 



1.0152 



69.5 



8.9 



21.4 



75.27 



18.8 



. 9830 



71.8 



8.1 



20.2 



75.66 



1.13 

 1.52 

 1.19 

 1.42 

 1.43 

 1.44 

 1.40 

 1.54 

 1.24 

 1.42 

 1.42 

 1.53 

 1.60 



1.40 



11.03 



2.16 I 



1.77 



12.22 



1.06 



1.53 



14.36 



1.52 



1.84 



17.23 



.93 



2.36 



18.13 



.58 j 



2.32 



18.53 



.59 ' 



2.40 



16.96 



. 17 



2.36 



18. 37 



.53 



1.79 



17.03 



.42 



1.92 



17.21 



.62 



1.66 



16.04 



.40 



2.70 



15. 54 



.62 



2.62 



15.14 



.40 



1.09 



1.20 

 1.09 



TAFT (YORBA LINDA). 



25 









34 



Od ... 



:-,". 





44 



Nov... 



r. 





50 



Dec..-. 



:,i 



IX-... 



61 



Jan. . . 



7- 



Mar... 



K7 



Apr... 



103 





l'.l 



Mav .- 



111 



June. . 



115 



June. . 



Fresh... 

 -i irage 

 Fresh... 



Storage. 

 ...do. ... 



.. .do. ... 



..do.... 



Fr< l. 



Fresh... 

 Storage. 



4.8 



0.9870 



64. 7 



10.7 



23.9 



87.97 



0.58 



1.23 



2. 20 



3. 00 



3.8 



. 9869 



71. 5 



8.6 



1(1.8 



8X.67 



.79 



1 . 36 



3.51 



1.58 



7. 1 



1.0044 



71.3 



16. 5 



11.4 



87. 57 



.59 



.95 



2.39 



3. 50 



4.9 



.9460 



71.8 



16.4 



11.x 



88. 67 



.67 



1.16 



3.34 



2.111 



9.8 



1.00)1 



70. 6 



17.0 



11.6 



84.34 



.72 



.66 



6.45 



2.93 



8.5 



.9443 



67.3 



16. 7 



15.8 



84.46 



. 85 



. 83 



7.56 



1.71 



7.9 



L.0020 



68. 9 



17. 



13. 3 



x:;. 58 



.7x 



.52 



c. xx 



2.51 



8. 3 



.9749 



70. - v 



13.8 



1.'.. 3 



x:i. xii 



1.13 



.79 



X. 60 



1. 28 



8.2 



. 9324 



70. 1 



16.2 



13.7 



Ml. 01 



1.24 



1.03 



12. 46 



.71 



14.4 



. 9927 



72. 



11.7 



16. :( 



7x. .X7 



1. 11 



.70 



13. 12 



.ox 



14.2 



. 983 1 



70. l 



12.2 



17.2 



76. 52 



1. 35 



1.40 



15. 51 



.71 



16.8 



.9811 



69. 8 



15. 1 



1 1. 6 



72. 01 



1.00 



1 . .'.3 



HI.4X 



.71 



15.3 



L.0025 



71.6 



in. s 



17.4 



73. 75 



1.45 



1.31 



18.89 



.58 



16. 1 







14.5 



IK 9 



71.56 



1.47 



1.22 



20. 27 



.11 



10. 3 



i.niii 



70.4 



11.1 



is. 7 



76. I!l 



1.51 



L.31 



16.34 



.ox 



.99 



'.'93 

 .97 



.HI 

 . 05 



