Freezing Avocados?

[thetincook]

AHA!! I found it!

This is the tech I was talking about Ultra High Pressure Processing You can use it at low temps.

Calavo uses it on there refridgerated/not frozen gauc and avocado products.

[Luc_H]

Hi Tincook,
I know about HPP and it's limitations with spores.
Avocado puree is definitely an ideal medium for this technology but the fruit still has to be <prepared> to prevent it from blackening during the waiting time before processing. That is the part I am interested in. Polysorbate, for example, may help prevent the fat from separating out during the freezing process

Shroom,
I am still interested in knowing the exact ingredients and in order. I would appreciate it albeit for personal curiosity sake.

Luc H

[thetincook]

Here's the product page for Calavo

and here is the product page for Diversified Avocado Products

They both have the ingredient listings you were looking for. It seems that ascorbic acid and citric acid are the most common. As well as the other preservitives you mentioned. I was surprised that almost all of the products had xanthan gum and sodium alginate. It also seems that the more processed foods like guac are the ones that have potassium sorbate in them, which makes sense according to what you said.

BTW HPP also deactivates enzymes.

[DC Sunshine]

This discussion has got high tech!

Ok the results are in after a week in the freezer....
Whole Avocado - yuk - total waste of a good avo. Gone to mush and fibre
Sliced - pretty much the same
Pureed with lemon juice - good, even better when you add in some fresh, then other guacamole ingredients, as per Luc's post.

Was well worth doing though - family thought I was mad, but hey, they don't eat them (I think THEY are mad!!) and I only like a half at a time. Was getting tired of wasting the other half.

Thanks everybody for your input
Its been enlightening.

DC

[shroomgirl]

thank you tincook.....I have frozen Chunky Avacado Pulp in my freezer....tried to cut and paste but the site wouldn't let me...techno wiz.