Avocados are popular but they are also slightly fraught, as it can be hard to know if the fruit is ripe. Take Alex ...

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Avocado’s low carbohydrate content and negligible glycemic index mean they have little impact on blood sugar levels, helping ...

According to Hernandez, guacamole should be stored like sliced or diced avocado: in a container with a lime juice-soaked ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

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For half a century, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been Europe’s forgotten conflict. It’s been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded after a coup backed by Greece. Today, Greek Cypriots ...

Placing unripe avocados in a paper bag with fruit that gives off ethylene gas ripens them the fastest. Using a ripe banana edged out an apple by two days, but either method works. Heating avocados ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) — It’s time to celebrate Carpinteria’s beloved fruit — the avocado. It comes in every form you can think of. “We do have our rice krispies, we have our banana bread where we ...

A pile of bright green unripe avocados with purple stickers. - Oscar Wong/Getty Images Avocados are a finicky fruit. You pick out the perfect one at the grocery store, and by the time you get home, it ...