Packed with vitamins B6, C, E, K, and all sorts of other healthy stuff like potassium, pantothenic acid, niacin, and much more including omega-3 fatty acids, Avocados are extremely beneficial food.
Eating Avocados helps you feel like you are full between each meal, due to such high levels of beneficial fats, lutein, and beta carotene.
Now, let’s cut to the point; are avocados considered stone fruit?
Quick Answer: No, Avocados are not considered stone fruit. That may be hard to figure, as they otherwise appear just like stone fruit. But, avocados are too fleshy to be considered a stone fruit even though they do have a single large seed.
Are Cherries Stones Freestone or Clingstone?
Avocado is technically a berry, not a drupe (stone fruit) or pome. It is classified this way due to its endocarp being so fleshy, as well as tiny little seeds (which share no resemblance with seeds found in other berries).
Even though Avocados aren’t qualified as stone fruits, they are as close as a fruit can be. They have a huge seed in the middle of their fruit. So, if they did happen to be considered stone fruit, Avocado stones would then be categorized as freestones.
Similar Stone Fruits
Some of the most similar stone fruits to Avocados include:
- Apricots are similar to Avocados, except that they are actually classified as stone fruits.
- Cherries are one of the most misunderstood fruits out there, like Avocados, Cherries are thought to be berries but really they are stone fruit.
- Mangos are another stone fruit that is big and juicy and full of fiber, like Avocados.
- Peaches are also an incredibly popular stone fruit that is often mistaken for some other variety, just like Avocados.
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