It impacts how your body digests it, absorbs its nutrients and even responds metabolically after you eat it.

All it takes is 10 minutes and water.

Nutrition experts weigh in on what avocado color means for ripeness and health benefits.

Ripe avocados should feel a little soft and will stay ripe at room temp for a couple of days. Speed up avocado ripening by placing it in a brown bag with bananas or other ethylene-rich fruits.

Guacamole lovers around the globe are all too familiar with the panic and desperation that descends when realizing that their avocados won’t magically ripen in the hour left before taco night. But you ...

Here’s a hint: Put the fruit down.