Highest calorific fruit

- Who
- Avocado (Persea americana)
- When
- 01 January 0001
An analysis of 38 fruits commonly eaten raw (as opposed to dried) shows that the avocado (Persea americana) has the highest calorific value, with 163 kilocalories per edible 100g 741 kilocal/lb; it also contains vitamins A, C and E and 2.2 per cent protein.
Avocados originated in Central America.