Avocado

fruit · tree · Americas

Creamy and oily. Avocados are packed with oils that make them uniquely smooth and rich compared to other fruits. This special quality has made them valuable and delicious for thousands of years.

Evergreen tree home. Avocados grow on evergreen trees that stay leafy all year round and belong to the laurel family, the same family as cinnamon and bay leaves.

American treasure. Avocados come from the Americas and grew wild from Mexico all the way down to Peru. People have been eating and enjoying them for thousands of years.

Ancient food history. Archaeologists have found evidence that humans were eating avocados thousands of years ago across Central and South America, making it one of our oldest cultivated foods.