Avocado

You don’t cut avocados like that: One trick and 10 million people are shocked

Instead of slicing the avocado in half and finding one side browned after an hour, one man revealed a simple and especially smart method.

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 Penn State researchers discover daily avocado improves sleep by 30 minutes.

Penn State researchers discover daily avocado improves sleep by 30 minutes

 Humans domesticated avocados 7,500 years ago in Honduras, study reveals.

Humans domesticated avocados 7,500 years ago in Honduras, study reveals

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Our tasters have reviewed the latest surprising products to make your summer tastier.

 This summer you'll fall in love with avocado drinks

Here's an easy way to get the pit out of an avocado with no effort

A viral TikTok video reveals effortless way to remove the pit from an avocado safely, letting you make guacamole in minutes.

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Never deal with brown avocados again: Secret to prolonged freshness

Sick of avocados turning brown in the fridge within hours? An Australian surfer has an unexpected solution that's causing quite a buzz.


New Israeli invention can help you find the perfect ripe avocado

For the first time in Israel, a lab will check if avocados are ripe and ready to eat before marketing.

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This trick will help you get ripe avocadoes in no time

Nothing worse than a rock-hard avocado right? Find out how you can ripen avocadoes faster.

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How can you open an avocado in the best way to preserve it longer?

Metal knives, especially those that contain iron and copper, cause avocados to brown faster.

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Meet the Israeli startup using avocado to combat wrinkles

Israeli start-up company AvoMed will develop a technology to produce a unique and natural compound from avocado seeds for the treatment of skin damage and inflammatory disorders.

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New Israeli innovation could mean more avocados for everyone in the near future

Researchers at MIGAL Galilee Research Institute have developed a way to produce avocado starts in sterile tissue cultures- a global first.

 Dr. Lior Rubinovich in the experimental part of the new avocado seedlings

What are the main benefits of eating avocado?

You don’t need any excuses to eat avocado every day, but if you have a guilty conscience about it for some reason, here are the results from five studies that will absolve your feelings.

Israel exports about 45% of its avocado produce.

Green gold: People who eat more avocados consume fewer calories

Avocados are pictured as volunteers from a culinary school attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of guacamole in Concepcion de Buenos Aires, Jalisco, Mexico September 3, 2017

Israeli researchers find the perfect temperature to save avocados

The rise in temperature due to global warming has led to a shortage of the popular avocado plant, driving researchers to seek out the optimal conditions for its survival.

 Dr. Lior Rubinovich in the experimental part of the new avocado seedlings