Avocado fruit

About Avocado fruit

Avocado specifications define the physical, quality, and maturity standards required for commercial grading, export, and trade

• General Quality: Must be sound, intact, clean, free of pests, decay, or abnormal external moisture.

• Stem Requirements: Cleanly cut stem not longer than 10 mm (or missing entirely if the attachment point is dry and intact). [1, 2, 3, 4]

Sizing and Weight Categories (Hass Standard)

Avocado sizes are typically designated by the number of individual fruits that fit into a standard 25-pound (11.3 kg) carton or by specific weight calibers: [1, 2]

• Caliber 12 (Jumbo): 306 g “ 365 g per fruit.
• Caliber 14/16 (Large): 236 g “ 305 g per fruit.
• Caliber 18/20 (Medium): 191 g “ 235 g per fruit.
• Caliber 22+ (Small): 171 g “ 190 g (or down to a minimum mass threshold of 80g fo