As global leaders in all things fruit ingredients, our vast network of partners and suppliers allows us to source a huge selection of fruits in nearly every format. Looking for something specific? We can help.

Avocado

Our customers use avocado because of its unique combination of healthy fats, creamy texture, and growing consumer demand for nutrient-dense, plant-based ingredients. Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fats, which allows manufacturers to position products as heart-healthy while also using them as a natural alternative to less desirable fats in formulations. Their smooth, creamy consistency makes them ideal for spreads, dips, dressings, and even dairy alternatives, helping improve mouthfeel without artificial additives. Additionally, avocado’s mild flavor allows it to blend easily into both savory and sweet products. Processed forms such as avocado pulp, puree, and oil offer extended shelf life and ease of use in large-scale production. Overall, avocado supports premium, health-focused branding while delivering functional benefits in texture, nutrition, and formulation flexibility.

Brothers International is proud to offer various fruit juices and concentrates as USDA Organic certified.

Avocado can be supplied as organic upon request

Available From

Our Avocado is sourced from the earth's prime growing regions. Contact us to learn more.

Available As

• Avocado Puree
• Avocado IQF

Harvest Seasons

Avocado grow in the Northern hemisphere from March to September and in the Southern hemisphere from April to September.

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Botanical: Persea americana

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Avocado is a fruit that comes from the avocado tree, native to Central and South America, and is known for its smooth, creamy flesh and large central seed. Avocado puree and avocado IQF has a mild, slightly nutty flavor and a buttery texture that sets it apart from most other fruits. Another unique trait is that they are high in healthy monounsaturated fats rather than sugars, which contributes to their rich consistency. They have a dark green to black outer skin when ripe, depending on the variety, and are typically harvested while still firm and allowed to ripen after picking. Avocados are widely used in a variety of cuisines, especially in dishes like guacamole, and have become a staple ingredient in many parts of the world.

The avocado (Persea americana) is a nutrient-dense, subtropical fruit prized for its rich monounsaturated fatty acid profile (principally oleic acid), creamy emulsion structure, subtle buttery flavor, and high concentration of dietary fiber, potassium, and Vitamin E. Unlike high-sugar, high-acid processing fruits, the commercial utility of the avocado relies on its lipid density, dry matter content, and functional mouthfeel. In industrial fruit ingredient processing, variety selection directly dictates oil content, viscosity, and color stability:

  • Hass Avocado: The undisputed gold standard for industrial processing. Featuring a pebbled skin that turns dark purple-black when ripe, Hass avocados yield a dense, velvety pulp with high dry matter (22%–28%+) and oil content (15%–22%+). Hass pulp provides superior natural creaminess, rich flavor, and structural stability for smooth purees, chunky guacamole bases, and firm avocado IQF cuts.

  • Greenskin Varieties (Fuerte, Zutano, Bacon, Pinkerton): Possess smooth green skins, higher moisture content, and lower natural oil levels (8%–14%). While lighter in texture, select Greenskin purees are utilized in cost-effective formulations, emulsified dressings, and blended sauces where lower fat density is specified.

Brothers International partners with origin processors who utilize precise ripeness sorting (measuring penetrometer firmness and dry matter) to ensure fruit is processed at exact stage-4/stage-5 eating maturity.

Global Sourcing Through the Brothers International Network:
Avocado trees require temperate to tropical microclimates with frost-free conditions, well-drained soils, and abundant water access. Because fresh avocado supply chains face intense retail demand, securing dedicated, year-round volume for processing requires direct integration with primary agricultural regions. Brothers International connects North American food manufacturers to premier avocado growing belts through our established global network of audited suppliers. We source high-grade avocado ingredients from premier international origins:

  • Mexico (Michoacán & Jalisco): The global epicenter of avocado production. Michoacán’s volcanic soils and multi-elevation microclimates allow for four distinct annual blooming cycles, providing year-round harvesting of high-oil Hass avocados for continuous avocado puree and avocado IQF manufacturing.

  • South America (Peru & Colombia): Peru (La Libertad, Ica, and Lima regions) serves as a vital processing powerhouse, producing massive volumes of premium Hass avocados during the spring and summer months. Colombia offers rapidly expanding year-round production with exceptional fruit quality.

  • Central America & Chile: Secondary agricultural hubs providing strategic counter-seasonal avocado IQF and avocado puree processing capacity.

By coordinating inventory across Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Central America, Brothers International insulates your manufacturing facility from regional weather anomalies, supply bottlenecks, and seasonal price swings.

 

Harvest Cycles & Continuous Supply Management:
Mexico’s unique climate enables continuous, 52-week harvesting through four overlapping bloom waves (Flor Loca, Aventajada, Normal, and Marmeña). South American origins (Peru and Colombia) complement Mexican supply with peak processing windows running from April through September.

Managing these multi-continental harvest schedules and international cold-chain logistics is a core strength of Brothers International. Our operations team oversees temperature-controlled maritime transport, High-Pressure Processing (HPP) scheduling, USDA/FDA import clearances, C-TPAT supply chain security, and strategic cold-storage warehousing across North America. Whether your line requires frozen 55-gallon drums of smooth Hass puree or totes of 3/8″ IQF diced avocado, our network ensures inventory availability when your production schedule demands it.

Rigorous Quality Control, Traceability & Compliance:
Processing avocados requires advanced technical management to deactivate polyphenol oxidase (PPO)—the natural enzyme responsible for rapid enzymatic browning when flesh is exposed to oxygen. Processors utilize non-thermal High-Pressure Processing (HPP) or precise citric/ascorbic acid buffering combined with deep freezing (-18°C / 0°F) to lock in natural emerald-green color and fresh flavor without cooking the pulp.

Every supplier within the Brothers International network undergoes a comprehensive auditing process to guarantee complete supply chain traceability, sustainable water management, fair labor practices, and strict compliance with USDA, FDA, and international food safety standards. We deliver avocado ingredients backed by complete technical documentation and top-tier industry certifications, including GFSI benchmarks (BRC, SQF, FSSC 22000), USDA Organic (NOP), Kosher, Non-GMO, and Halal standards. Our quality assurance protocols include rigorous screening for foreign material (pits/skins), Listeria monocytogenes testing, pH control, Bostwick viscosity, and oil/dry matter verification.

The Brothers International

Quality Promise

Brothers International and its 4 divisions, Brothers Ingredients, Dennick Fruit Source, Hosh International and Food Partners, are trusted global importers of premium ingredients to major food and beverage manufacturers in North America. We deliver consistent quality and supply across every format the industry demands. Our Avocado is sourced from the earth’s prime growing regions where farming expertise, climate and soil composition come together to produce Avocado of exceptional caliber. All of our suppliers undergo a rigorous vetting process to ensure we work with only the highest-quality processors and can fully guarantee traceability, sustainability, and compliance with all international regulations.

Each of our divisions has a specialized operations team to manage shipments and coordinate with customers and suppliers. They work closely with our in-house customs team to ensure efficient clearance, and collaborate with the USDA and FDA to maintain full regulatory compliance. This ensures your ingredients move seamlessly through every stage of import, arriving on time and ready for production with complete confidence. With decades of sourcing expertise and a strong commitment to customer success, you can count on Brothers International to deliver the premium ingredients your products require.

We can provide avocado puree and avocado IQF. As your dedicated supplier, we can source nearly any format, with organic certification.
All the information you need to navigate the fruit ingredient buying process.

Industry Glossary

A Reference Guide for Fruit Ingredient Terminology

Check out our glossary for a consolidated reference of commonly used terminology across the global fruit ingredient industry. It provides straightforward definitions and context for the language and concepts referenced throughout the industry.

Avocado Puree, Avocado IQF

Additional Facts About Avocado Puree and Avocado IQF

As fruit ingredient experts, we can work with manufacturers to provide nearly any specification of avocado puree and avocado IQF – contact our team to get started. The table below represents a handful of the most common brix levels and concentration.

Target Spec / Dry Matter Product Format Why Manufacturers Choose It & Applications
22% – 28%+ Dry Matter
(15%–22% Natural Fat)		 Smooth Avocado Puree
(HPP or Frozen)		 Ultra-Smooth Emulsion & Body. Milled to a silky, homogeneous texture. Buffered with natural ascorbic/citric acid and processed via HPP or deep-freezing to preserve vivid green color. Ideal for plant-based Mayonnaise, dressings, baby food, dips, smoothies, and ice cream bases.
22% – 28%+ Dry Matter
(Chunky Texture)		 Chunky Avocado Puree / Pulp
(HPP or Frozen)		 Hand-Scooped Appearance. Retains visible, identifiable avocado hand-scooped chunks blended within a smooth puree base. Preferred for commercial guacamole manufacturing, retail deli dips, burritos, and food service formulations.
21% – 26% Dry Matter
(Firm Cellular Structure)		 IQF Avocado Diced & Cubed
(1/4″, 3/8″, 1/2″ Cuts)		 Individually Quick Frozen Precision. Perfectly uniform, clean-cut avocado cubes frozen at peak speed to prevent ice crystal cell rupture. Delivers visual particulate appeal, firm bite, and instant portion control for frozen meal kits, poké bowls, salads, and toppings.
21% – 26% Dry Matter
(Hand-Scooped)		 IQF Avocado Slices & Halves
(Hand-Scooped Halves / Slices)		 Premium Visual Presentation. Intact avocado slices or hand-scooped halves frozen individually. Eliminates prep labor, skin/pit waste, and seasonal ripeness variance. Ideal for commercial food service, sandwich assembly, sushi rolls, and frozen entrées.

High-Pressure Processing (HPP) uses ultra-high cold-water pressure (up to 87,000 psi / 600 MPa) to inactivate foodborne pathogens and spoilage enzymes without applying heat. HPP Avocado Puree is shipped chilled (0°C–4°C) and delivers an authentic “fresh-picked” taste, raw culinary texture, and vibrant green color with a 60-to-90-day refrigerated shelf life. Deep-Frozen Avocado puree is flash-pasteurized or acidified and frozen (-18°C), offering an extended 24-month shelf life for long-term manufacturing operations.

Avocado IQF is produced by peeling, de-stoning, and cutting fresh, firm Hass avocados into precise slices, dices, or halves. The pieces are briefly passed through an antioxidant wash (natural citric/ascorbic acid) to protect surface color before entering a cryogenic or mechanical blast-freezing tunnel. Rapid freezing forms microscopic ice crystals that do not rupture the fruit’s delicate cellular walls, allowing the avocado pieces to thaw while maintaining their firm, creamy texture without turning mushy.

When avocado tissue is cut or crushed, the enzyme polyphenol oxidase (PPO) reacts with phenolic compounds and oxygen, producing brown melanin pigments. Commercial processors prevent browning using three complementary strategies:

  1. Antioxidant Buffering: Blending small percentages of natural organic acids (ascorbic acid/Vitamin C and citric acid) to lower pH and neutralize oxidation.

  2. HPP Processing: Applying high pressure to permanently denature the PPO enzyme protein structure without cooking the pulp.

  3. Vacuum Packaging & Barrier Liners: Packaging avocado purees and avocado IQF cuts in zero-oxygen barrier bags under nitrogen flush before deep-freezing.

Hass avocados feature a lower water content and a significantly higher natural oil density (15% to 22%+) compared to Greenskin varieties (8% to 14%). High lipid density gives Hass pulp a naturally thick, rich emulsion, superior mouthfeel, and a warm nutty flavor. Furthermore, Hass pulp holds up better under high-shear mixing, freezing, and extrusion without separating or releasing excess free water (syneresis).

  • Guacamole & Deli Dips: Smooth and chunky avocado puree forms the foundational base for retail guacamole, avocado salsas, and food service deli dips.

  • Prepared Meals & Food Service: Avocado IQF dices and slices are used in frozen burrito bowls, poké bowls, salad kits, sandwich assemblies, and sushi manufacturing.

  • Dressings, Sauces & Mayonnaise: Smooth avocado puree acts as a clean-label functional emulsifier in plant-based dressings, vegan mayonnaise, and green goddess sauces.

  • Smoothies & Functional Foods: Avocado puree is used in green smoothie preps, plant-based drinkable yogurts, baby foods, and non-dairy ice creams to provide creamy texture and healthy fats.

 

Because the fresh avocado market experiences extreme price volatility and retail demand spikes, industrial buyers face risk when purchasing from spot brokers. Brothers International mitigates supply risk by maintaining direct, long-term processing contracts across audited facilities in Mexico (Michoacán/Jalisco), Peru, and Colombia. As direct importers, our logistics team manages cold-chain maritime transport, USDA/FDA import clearances, C-TPAT supply chain security, and strategic cold-storage warehousing across North America, ensuring continuous volume allocations and predictable contract pricing year-round.

Every beverage and food formulation requires precise technical parameters to perform consistently on automated production lines. Beyond standard ingredient delivery, Brothers International supports your R&D and QA teams with comprehensive technical documentation and specification matching. We provide batch-specific Certificates of Analysis (COA), detailed product specification sheets, allergen statements, Non-GMO declarations, and heavy metal/pesticide testing.

Whether your product requires a specific pH range, custom titratable acidity, precise color intensity, or tailored seed filtration (down to specific mesh screen sizes), our technical specialists collaborate directly with your formulators to match your operational requirements. To accelerate your product development cycle, we maintain a rapid-ship sample program for bench testing and pilot-scale trials.

Navigating global fruit commodity markets requires proactive supply chain management and real-time market intelligence. Seasonal weather anomalies, shifting freight rates, and harvest yield fluctuations can impact avocado ingredient pricing and availability. Brothers International acts as a strategic procurement partner, offering market forecasts, crop reports, and flexible contracting structures—including multi-quarter forward contracts to lock in budget stability, as well as spot-market sourcing to fill unexpected inventory gaps.

As direct importers, we handle the complexities of international trade so you don’t have to. Our logistics team manages C-TPAT supply chain security, USDA/FDA import clearances, and customs brokerage to eliminate port delays. Backed by strict temperature-monitored cold-chain logistics, we ensure your frozen strawberry concentrates, purees, and essences maintain complete color, flavor, and microbial integrity from origin to your facility floor.

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Certifications

As a leader in sourcing organic ingredients, we work closely with our suppliers to ensure full traceability, sustainability and to ensure they comply with all international regulations for chemical residues and pesticides. We are organic certified and all our organic products are NOP certified and Kosher certified.

Brothers International Food Holdings is a proud member of the CUSTOMS – TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST TERRORISM (C-TPAT) program. C-TPAT is a voluntary U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that partners with businesses to strengthen supply chain security and reduce risks, including terrorism. For more information, visit www.cbp.gov

All our products are Kosher and GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Certified. We can supply all of our products with organic certification and, if required, unpasteurized purées and juices.

We have joined the global movement to protect the environment and improve lives for farmers and workers around the world. We help farmers in developing countries builds sustainable businesses that positively influence their communities. Brothers International can assist you in sourcing Fair Trade Certified™ and Demeter (Bio-dynamic)™ ingredients.

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