8 little known facts about avocados

You might be surprised! 🥑

Avocado drink

Avocados have increased in popularity phenomenally over the past few years. We've had them on toast, as a juice drink and now a coffee shop in Melbourne, Australia has started serving Avolattes, a hollowed-out avocado filled with a latte!

Don't believe us? Here is a video to prove it...

How much do you know about our fruity friends? Here are eight facts that you probably didn't know about them.

1) Avocados are technically berries.

2) There is more potassium in an avocado than in a banana.

3) They ripen quicker when they're next to a banana or apple.

4) You can swap avocados for butter in a lot of baked goods.

5) They are rich in fibre.

6) Avocados are anti-aging.

7) They ripen off the tree.

8) There are loads of different types of avocados, not just the ones we regularly see in the shops.