In the Hass
variety, the amount of oil increased throughout the entire
sampling period. In the samples from the first week
of November, the oil content of Hass fruits was less than
the oil content of the Fuerte variety. The oil accumulation
was higher in the Hass variety when the fruit remained
on the tree longer, i.e., from the first to the third
harvest periods. The oil content increased from November
to January at the rates of 23.74% and 77.5% in
Fuerte and Hass, respectively. Gaydou et al. (1987) reported
that the moisture content of avocado mesocarp
decreased steadily with increasing lipid content during
the 12–39 weeks after flowering.