The environmental impact of avocados was thrust into the spotlight recently by none other than celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh – so should we all be cutting down on the nutritious tropical fruit?

Avocados surged in popularity with Millennials a decade ago, leading to criticism about overspending on avocado toast ‒ but a new study shows they were far from the first generation to love the ...

It’s happened with many of the dazzling creations that have swept the nation in the 21st century, like Facebook and the iPhone—and the avocado. As it turns out, the history of avocados ...

Safaritravelplus via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 1.0 Thousands of years before avocados graced supermarket shelves or were spread across sourdough toast, they were once a staple in the diets of ...

By Cara Giaimo Avocados are true superfoods: dense, buttery scoops of vitamins, fat and fiber, all in a hand-size package. We worked for a long time to make them this way. According to a paper ...

Many avocado lovers feel the pain of slicing into their breakfast favourite, only to be met with a browned and spoiled interior. Avocados will spoil fast if they are not stored correctly.

Avocados grow naturally on tropical evergreen trees in parts of South and Central America and Mexico—they have also been migrated to farms in many other parts of the world. Prior research has ...

It’s happened with many of the dazzling creations that have swept the nation in the 21st century, like Facebook and the iPhone—and the avocado.

Lauded for its health benefits and adored as a topping for toast, the humble avocado is a certified A-lister of the produce world. It’s also a powerful economic engine: avocado farming today is a ...

Has a foodstuff ever been in need of some good PR more than the poor, beleaguered avocado? The brunch favourite never seems to be out of the papers. But, much like a #MeToo-adjacent male celebrity ...

Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico went into effect on Tuesday Californians are among the nation’s largest consumers of Mexican avocados, tequila and beer, and should expect to see ...

Read our privacy notice. If Alan Titchmarsh says it, it must be true: avocados are pure evil in fruit form. Actually, I paraphrase. What he said in a letter to The Times today is: don’t eat them!