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Avocado Varieties

Index Fresh offers a diverse portfolio of fresh avocados, ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality fruit and creating opportunities for limited-time products that excite shoppers.

Avocados on cutting board
Hass avocado

Hass

The Hass avocado is beloved for its rich, buttery flavor. It delivers a large percentage of flesh, due to the fruit’s smaller seed, making it easy to peel and scoop. The Hass has a pebbly exterior and thick, leathery skin that turns black when ripe.

  • Regions: California, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala
  • Availability: All Year
Gem Avocados

GEM

GEM avocados are very similar to Hass. They’re easy to peel and scoop, with a creamy texture, pleasantly nutty flavor, and medium-sized seed. GEMs have a gold speckled skin that turns black when ripe.

  • Regions: California
  • Availability: April through June
Lamb Hass Avocados

Lamb Hass

Developed by the University of California’s avocado breeding program in the mid-’90s, Lamb Hass is popular due to its large size, high yield, and excellent taste. It features a thick, pebbly skin that turns black when ripe, similar to Hass.

  • Regions: California
  • Availability: June through October

Bacon

Cultivated in California since 1954, Bacon avocados have a distinct, oval shape and smooth, thin skin with dark green coloring and faint speckles. The fruit’s flesh is high in oil content, giving it a buttery, creamy texture and irresistible taste.

  • Regions: California
  • Availability: Mid-winter to early spring