8 BULLETIN 1073, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 3. — Composition of avocados at different stages of maturity (calculated to water-free 



basis) . 



BLAKEMAN (ALTADENA). 



Sam- 

 ple 

 No. 



42 

 69 



70 

 81 

 107 



Month 

 picked. 



Nov. 

 Feb. 

 Feb. 

 Mar. 

 May. 



Condition. 



Storage. 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage. 



do.. 



do.. 



Per cent. 

 5. 57 

 5.67 

 6.19 

 5.12 

 5.22 



Protein. 



Per cent. 

 7.10 

 4.15 

 5.03 

 4.32 

 7.29 



Fat. 



Per cent. 

 50.09 

 57.25 

 68.35 

 67. 28 

 69.83 



Total 

 sugars. 



Per cent. 

 11.26 

 6.95 

 3.38 

 2.94 

 1.59 



Crude 

 fiber. 



Per cent. 

 7.89 



5.15 

 5.24 

 4.96 



DICKINSON (CHULA VISTA). 



59 



Jan 



Jan 



Feb 



Feb 



Mar 



Apr 



Fresh 



5.93 

 .8.87 

 5.96 

 7.37 

 6.42 

 8.15 

 7.97 

 7.32 

 7.65 

 6. 75 

 5.73 

 6.45 



5.21 

 7.46 

 5.01 

 6.76 



5.86 

 8.97 

 8.87 

 8.57 

 9.62 

 7.38 

 7.73 

 6.86 



27.49 

 50. 55 

 37.24 

 51. 79 

 38. 33 

 53. 42 

 49.43 

 63. 33 

 57.00 

 57. 77 

 57.18 

 59.76 



23.07 

 2.73 



17.75 

 3.96 



15.70 

 3.97 

 4.34 

 2.35 

 2.38 

 2.42 

 4.72 

 2.36 







60 









71 



Fresh 







72 





' 9.64 



20. 50 



83 



Fresh 





84 



Storage 



8.90 



16.58 



95 



Fresh 





96 





7.78 

 7.53 

 6.64 



10.66 



100 



do 



15.82 



110 



May 



do 



19. 03 



120 



June 



June 



Fresh 





121 





6.95 



17.62 













FUERTE (YORBA LINDA). 









23 

 24 

 31 

 32 



46 



Sept 



Sept 



Oct 



Oct 



Nov 



Nov 



Dec 



Dec 



Jan 



Jan 



Mar 



Apr 



Apr 



May 



May 



Fresh 



Fresh 



Storage 



Fresh 



3.93 

 4.53 

 3.51 

 4.33 

 3.74 

 4.27 

 3.59 

 4.72 

 3.65 

 3.60 

 3.72 

 3.77 

 3.83 

 3.74 

 3.42 

 3.91 



8.19 

 9.39 

 6.65 

 8.32 

 5.68 

 6.47 

 5. 25 

 5. 56 

 4.38 

 4.29 

 4.80 

 4.43 

 5.15 

 5.54 

 5.96 

 6.43 



38. 06 

 54.38 

 52.28 

 59.25 

 64.55 

 70. 76 

 73.64 

 75.35 

 73.86 

 76.73 

 72.45 

 78. 43 

 77.15 

 78.91 

 77.47 

 77.82 



16.71 



3.90 



9.79 



4.85 



3.96 



2.44 



1.78 



1.59 



1.12 



.84 



.47 



1.03 



.30 



.82 



.33 



.78 



6.94 

 8.38 

 6.24 

 7.13 

 4.84 

 5.57 

 4.51 

 4.58 

 3.91 

 4.15 

 2.99 

 3.59 

 3.42 

 3.74 

 3.19 

 3.74 



26.16 

 19.41 

 21.52 

 16.12 

 17.23 



47 





10.49 



52 



Fresh 



11.23 



53 





8.21 



62 



Fresh 



13.08 



63 





10.38 



76 



Fresh 



15.58 



77 





8.76 



88 





10.15 



S9 





7.25 



97 



Fresh 



9.64 



98 





7.32 









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 . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . . 

 Storage. 

 Fresh . . 

 Storage. 

 do.. 



12.10 



14. 43 

 7.76 



10.14 

 6.86 

 7.68 

 7.20 

 8.94 

 7.76 

 8.35 

 7.83 

 8.92 

 9.20 



11.37 

 7.48 

 9.26 

 9.59 



30. 15 



40. 55 

 37.38 

 56.43 

 41.24 

 53. 69 

 52.27 

 62.61 

 55. 26 

 65. 75 

 64.26 

 69.12 

 67.67 

 69.96 

 64. 43 

 68. 97 

 81.22 



18.33 

 10.72 

 18.89 

 10. 73 

 17.72 

 11.54 

 10.89 

 6.00 

 5.54 

 6.48 

 3.88 

 4.87 

 2.16 

 2.45 

 3.01 

 1.04 

 1.68 



7.90 



'i'.ii 



5.98 

 '5." 36 



4.06 

 3.' 69 



3.36 



3.44 

 3.65 







PUEBLA (SAN 



FERNANDO). 









36 



Oct 



Nov 



Nov 



Dec 



Dec 



Feb 





4.85 

 5.53 

 4.60 

 5.05 

 4.41 

 5.33 

 4.72 

 5.04 



10.34 

 11.57 

 6.83 

 7.85 

 6.11 

 6.74 

 6.02 

 6.47 



39. 25 

 44.62 

 55.33 

 61.71 

 58. S3 

 66.65 

 72.65 

 72.14 



13.49 

 12.98 

 6.92 

 5.47 

 6.57 

 4.90 

 2.42 

 2.14 







37 





6.79 



18.51 



40 



Fresh 





41 



5.39 



14.52 



48 







49 





4.67 

 3.90 

 3.19 



11.70 



68 



do 



10.30 



82 







11.02 











