| Persea americana 'Hass' | |
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| Genus | Persea |
| Species | Persea americana |
| Cultivar | 'Hass' |
| Breeder | Rudolph Hass |
| Origin | First grown at La Habra Heights, California in 1926; patented 1935 in the US, Plant Patent No. 139 |
The Hass avocado is a variety of avocado with dark green, bumpy skin. It was first grown and sold by Southern California mail carrier and amateur horticulturist Rudolph Hass, who also gave it his name.[1]
The Hass avocado is a large-sized fruit[2] weighing 200 to 300 grams (7 to 10 oz). When ripe, the skin becomes a dark purplish-black and yields to gentle pressure.[3] When ripe, the flesh is pale green near the skin and becomes a deeper yellow-green towards the center.
Owing to its taste, size, shelf-life, high growing yield and in some areas, year-round harvesting, the Hass cultivar is the most commercially popular avocado worldwide. In the United States it accounts for more than 80% of the avocado crop and 95% of the California crop, and it is the most widely grown avocado in New Zealand.[1][3]
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 670 kJ (160 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8.53 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 0.66 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 6.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14.66 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 2.13 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monounsaturated | 9.80 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polyunsaturated | 1.82 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water | 73.23 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beta-sitosterol | 76 mg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[4] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ a b "The Hass Mother Tree: 1926–2002". Avocado.org. Irvine, CA: California Avocado Commission. 2008. pp. "About Avocados: History" section. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ California Avocado Society 1973-74 Yearbook 57: 70-71, What kind of fruit is the avocado? (PDF)
- ^ a b Zeldes, Leah A. (2010-06-02). "Eat this! The 'Hass' avocado, black and green and creamy". Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.