Spatio-temporal postharvest changes in texture and fatty acid profiles in avocado fruit from different origins

The degree of ripeness of many climacteric fruits, such as avocado, can be correlated with flesh firmness and other rheological properties. However, there remains a paucity of information on not only the postharvest changes in texture of avocado fruit from different origins, but also on the spatial variation in texture within individual fruit. In addition, the relationship between changes in texture and lipid profile of fruit tissue during postharvest ripening is unknown.