Surely you have enjoyed hundreds of times of nachos with guacamole, a roasted meat accompanied by avocado, an avocado toast, or thousands of other ways to consume avocado.

But it is also sure that there are some things you don’t know about the avocado, so here we present some curious facts so you know before you enjoy a dish again with this delight.

• *12% of the annual avocado consumption in the United States happens during the Super Bowl season.
• *It is high in protein and healthy fat with an oil content between 10 and 20 percent.
• *The avocado contains 18 of the most important proteins that our body needs.
• *Its oils are extracted for use in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry.
• *Experts recommend their cultivation at a height of between 800 and 2,500 meters for an adequate development.
• *There are around 400 varieties of avocado, although the favorite is the Hass variety.
• *Mexico harvests 7 out of 10 avocados in the world.
• *Avocado consumption in Mexico and Central America dates from 10,000 BC according to archaeological research.
• *“Crocodile pear “is one of the names with which they refer to avocado in some areas of California.
• *Ahuacatl is the name of the avocado in Náhuatl language, it means testicle. Surely the shape of this fruit made them call it like that.
• *If you want to ripen an avocado faster, put it in a bag with an apple and banana. Ethylene, the hormone that these fruits give off, will give it the necessary maturation.