Avocado honey

Color

Dark amber

Dark in color. [1][2]

Illustrative screen color. A screen cannot show a laboratory color.

Aroma

Not documented

Flavor

Rich and buttery, with notes of caramelized molasses. [1][2]

Crystallization

Not documented

• Avocado

  Persea americana

  primary source · nectar

  Published honey references and standards name this source. In other regions, the honey can come from more or different species.

Documented in

United States, Mexico, Spain

The catalog names these countries. Honey of this type can come from other regions too.

Jake Rehage published the photo of Persea americana on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 71746203 (opens in a new tab).

Published evidence exists but is limited, for example a government or trade-board description or one small study.

The U.S. National Honey Board gives the color and the flavor. No study that we read gives the aroma or the crystallization yet.

1. [1]

   Honey Varietals

   National Honey Board

   The U.S. National Honey Board describes the color, aroma, and flavor of seven U.S. honey varieties.

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2. [2]

   Honey Color and Flavor

   National Honey Board

   The U.S. National Honey Board describes the color and flavor of common U.S. honey varieties.

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• Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets — International Honey Commission
• Standard for Honey CXS 12-1981 — FAO / WHO Codex Alimentarius
• Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey — European Union
• Criteria for identifying monofloral and multifloral manuka honey — New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
• United States Standards for Grades of Extracted Honey — United States Department of Agriculture
• Honey for nutrition and health: a review — Journal of the American College of Nutrition

We reviewed this record on Oct 14, 2026.