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• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Determination of ripeness
• Method 2 of 2: Varieties of Avocado

Avocados can be eaten or used for beauty and health. There are different varieties of avocados, and in order to understand the variety and buy a good avocado, you need to know some of the characteristics and distinctive features of this fruit. Read this article to find out how to choose and buy a good avocado.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Determination of ripeness

1. 1 Place the avocado in the palm of your hand.
2. 2 Press gently on the avocado with your fingertips.
   • Do not press down on the avocado with your fingertips, as you may crush it.
3. 3 Determine if the avocado lends itself to light pressure.
   • Overripe avocado is too soft, fingers can easily pass through the skin and sink into the flesh.
4. 4 Look at the color of the avocado..
   • Choose an avocado with no visible dark spots or cavities in the skin.
   • Hass avocados range in color from dark green to black and come in lighter color varieties.
5. 5 Buy an unripe, firm avocado if you plan on using it in a few days.
   • Unripe avocados can be stored in a paper bag at room temperature 18 to 24 C for 5 days until they are ripe.
   • Avocados can be refrigerated to slow down the ripening process.

Method 2 of 2: Varieties of Avocado

1. 1 Buy avocados according to your preferences.
   • Buy Hass, Lamb Hass, Gwen, Reed, or Sharwil for a more nutty flavor.
   • Choose Bacon and Zutano for a lighter flavor.
2. 2 Choose an avocado based on its degradability to peel.
   • Pinkerton avocados are best peeled.
   • Ettinger avocados are the hardest to peel.
3. 3 Buy avocados based on their oil content.
   • The avocados with the highest oil content are Hass, Pinkerton, Sharwil and Fuerte varieties.
   • This buying method is suitable for those who plan to use avocados for health or beauty purposes.
4. 4 Review the ripeness metrics for each avocado variety.
   • The avocado is an oval-shaped Bacon with smooth, green skin that darkens slightly as the avocado ripens. Avocados of this variety can be purchased from late fall to spring.
   • Fuerte and Ettinger avocados come in pear shape, with a smooth, green skin that stays that way when the avocado is ripe. Harvesting of these varieties is from late autumn to spring.
   • The Gwen avocado is similar to the Hass avocado, but slightly larger in size. Their skin is green, pimply, turns into a dull green when the avocado ripens.
   • Hass and Lamb Hass are oval shaped avocados that turn dark green, deep purple and black when ripe. You can buy them all year round.
   • Pinkerton avocados are very long and pear-shaped with medium green skin that turns dark green when ripe. The crop is harvested from early winter to spring.
   • Reed avocados are round with thick, shiny skin. They do not change color when ripe. Available only from summer to early autumn.
   • Sharwil avocados are similar to Fuerte avocados, but are more oval in shape. The skin of this avocado variety is yellow-green.Turns completely green when the avocado is ripe.
   • Zutano avocados grow in the shape of a pear, have a shiny yellow-green skin that remains so when the avocado ripens. This variety can be purchased from September until early winter.