Avocados are a popular food in many places around the world. Largely grown in tropical regions, the fruit that grows on an avocado tree is actually classified as a berry. Many people eat avocados in many different forms. Here are seven things you don’t know about avocados.

1. The avocado is also known by the name of the butter pear and the alligator pear.

2. Ancient Aztecs often referred to avocados as the “fertility fruit”.

3. The avocado has the highest fiber content of any fruit grown any where.

4. The average avocado tree can produce 110-130 avocados each year.

5. Ninety-five percent of all avocados grown in the United States are grown in the state of California.

6. Approximately three fourths of the calories in an avocado come from fat found naturally in the fruit.

7. Most experts agree that if humans had not interfered and begun cultivating avocado trees centuries ago, the avocado would’ve naturally gone extinct.

Avocados are loved by many, and not just as an ingredient in guacamole. The avocado is an important ingredient in many dishes and will remain popular with people from all walks of life for a long time to come.