Hass avocado

Persea americana 'Hass'
GenusPersea
SpeciesPersea americana
Cultivar'Hass'
BreederRudolph Hass
OriginFirst 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]

Avocados, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy670 kJ (160 kcal)
8.53 g
Sugars0.66 g
Dietary fiber6.7 g
14.66 g
Saturated2.13 g
Monounsaturated9.80 g
Polyunsaturated1.82 g
2 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Vitamin A equiv.
1%
7 μg
1%
62 μg
271 μg
Thiamine (B1)
6%
0.067 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
10%
0.13 mg
Niacin (B3)
11%
1.738 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
28%
1.389 mg
Vitamin B6
15%
0.257 mg
Folate (B9)
20%
81 μg
Vitamin C
11%
10 mg
Vitamin E
14%
2.07 mg
Vitamin K
18%
21 μg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
1%
12 mg
Iron
3%
0.55 mg
Magnesium
7%
29 mg
Manganese
6%
0.142 mg
Phosphorus
4%
52 mg
Potassium
16%
485 mg
Sodium
0%
7 mg
Zinc
6%
0.64 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water73.23 g
Beta-sitosterol76 mg

Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[4] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[5]
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ California Avocado Society 1973-74 Yearbook 57: 70-71, What kind of fruit is the avocado? (PDF)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.