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The Avocado is originally from Mexico and tropical America, and it was quickly spread throughout the tropics and sub-tropical.

A special botanical almost need cross-fertilization in most species

In fact, the stigmas are receptive when the pollen is not wall.
These are the insects, particularly bees attracted by nectar glands of staminodes that ensure fertilization by carrying pollen from tree to tree.
The fruit is a drupe shape and color variable but usually pyriform yellow-green to brown-purple. The thin skin covering the mesocarp fleshy, soft, oily, buttery or nutty odor, greenish-yellow. The large nucleus is located in the center.

Chemical Composition and Properties

The avocado pulp has a slightly different chemical composition according to variety, geographical origin and climatic conditions:
Water: 65-80%
Sugar: 2-10%
protein: 1-4%
Oil 3-30%.
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