what color are ripe avocados
An avocadoâs exterior can tell a lot about whatâs happening inside. If you pay attention to the clues its color, texture, and firmness provide, you will select a perfectly ripe avocado each time. Below I describe four methods you can use to tell if an avocado is ripe. A. Skin color. An avocado with a darker skin is often riper than one with a lighter skin. 1  Scan the avocados in front of you.  The avocados with darker green-to-black skin colors may be riper than those with with lighter skins.
If you see a brown patch under the stem it's going to be a little gross inside. If you see a nice yellow-green patch you have a perfectly ripe avocado. Just make sure nobody at the grocery store notices you flicking the stems off a ton of avocados.