I bought a few Haas avocados yesterday that seemed pretty ripe. When i
opened them they looked a bit light in colour and while very soft,
they were more watery than creamy. I noticed that the skin was more
purple than black and the avocado flesh didn't have much flavour. It
was not the nice fatty/creamy texture that i am used to either.
can anyone explain to me why this might be the case?

On 30 Sep 2003 09:54:13 -0500, Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
> wrote:

>I bought a few Haas avocados yesterday that seemed pretty ripe. When
i
>opened them they looked a bit light in colour and while very soft,
>they were more watery than creamy. I noticed that the skin was more
>purple than black and the avocado flesh didn't have much flavour. It
>was not the nice fatty/creamy texture that i am used to either.
>can anyone explain to me why this might be the case?

I would say there was too much rain/watering during the ripening time.
It happens to our avocados, especially at the beginning of the season.
We had a fabulous Kahaluu avocado yesterday. We have 2 prolific
trees, a Sharwil and a Kahaluu and I think we love the Kahaluu just a
bit more. Totally creamy, nice size (we throw half away daily to our
chickens, cuz there's more) and extremely tasty. Yum
aloha, Thunder


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On 30 Sep 2003 09:54:13 -0500, Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
> wrote:

>I bought a few Haas avocados yesterday that seemed pretty ripe. When i
>opened them they looked a bit light in colour and while very soft,
>they were more watery than creamy. I noticed that the skin was more
>purple than black and the avocado flesh didn't have much flavour. It
>was not the nice fatty/creamy texture that i am used to either.
>can anyone explain to me why this might be the case?

www.avocado.org mentions that there is a difference between the Hass
(California) avocado variety and a produce company in Washington state
called Haas. I've found the large Florida avocados are similar to what
you describe -- watery and flavorless. Caveat emptor.