Problem Statement and Justification
Avocado is a nutritious fruit that is grown widely in Ghana and consumed by many as part of their main meal. They are usually sliced and added to meals like cooked rice, boiled yam and plantain and used in salads filling or spread. However, not much has been done to process and store the fruit when it is in season and in abundance. The fruits when ripe have short life span and would discolour and rot whether refrigerated or not, and lose its flavour (Hodgson, 1950). The solutions to the problems of the short shelf life of the fruits is to eliminate the above shortcomings by presenting to consumers a processed product with an added value which will ultimately eliminate or reduce any possibility of waste during the major season, by preserving the fruit and making the fruit and its nutritional value available to many people all year round.