The avocado fruits were hand-picked at commercial maturity and kept at room temperature for three days to complete the ripening process. The ripped fruits were then washed under running potable water and subsequently soaked for 15 min in Milton’s chlorinated tablets. The fruits were peeled, deseeded and cut into four wedges. These were then cut into small pieces and finally pulverized using a Binatone domestic food blender (5080 MP) at speed 4.