Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp helps you cut down on prep time, labour and cost
/Fresh avocados are subject to variable quality, have a short usable life and may generate high wastage. Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp is made from 100 per cent Hass avocados and provides you with 100 per cent usable product, zero waste and no preparation. Just defrost for consistent flavour, texture and presentation all year round.
Avocados have long been a popular choice across a wide variety of foodservice menus. From smashed avo toast to Mexican guacamole dips and in South American style mayos, and as an ingredient in salads, wraps, sushi rolls and more, their striking colour, soft texture and subtle flavour has made them a big hit with customers.
Unfortunately, fresh avocados are subject to wide degrees of variation in quality, usable life, seasonal availability and pricing.
“Edgell developed a no-fuss alternative which ticks all the boxes for consistency of quality, flavour and presentation”
And the effort involved in from scratch preparation requires a significant outlay of both time and labour: from ensuring they’re fresh upon arrival, to peeling and pitting, then smashing or pulping as required.
All of which is why Edgell developed a no-fuss alternative which ticks all the boxes for consistency of quality, flavour and presentation while minimising labour and prep time.
Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp is made from 100 per cent premium quality Hass avocados, hand picked at the peak of their ripeness. Cold pasteurisation technology then locks in their flavour and freshness, delivering a frozen shelf life of 18 months.
The result is a convenient avocado pulp virtually identical to from-scratch preparation, which provides you with 100 per cent usable product, zero waste and no preparation. Just defrost and it’s ready to use.
Edgell Head of Culinary APAC David White
“Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp was created as a value added time and labour saving solution for chefs,” says Edgell Head of Culinary APAC David White.
“As anyone who’s worked with fresh avocados knows, they’re prone not only to seasonal price and availability fluctuations but also issues around ripeness and spoilage prevention. Typically each delivery will include some under-ripe, some over-ripe and some at peak usability, which means you have to leave the unripe ones to ripen, use the ripe ones in the short timeframe before spoilage and throw the over-ripe ones away. That’s a labour and time-intensive process which most commercial kitchens just can’t afford.
“What’s more, it can only be a matter of two days between your fresh avocados moving from being under-ripe to over-ripe and then becoming unusable, costing you money as you can’t sell them.
A cost-effective choice
“Even once your ripe avocados are peeled, pitted and trimmed, you’re only getting about 40 per cent yield from the total weight of the product. And because fresh avocados begin to spoil as soon as they’re cut open, with the flesh soon turning an unappealing shade of brown, you end up with high levels of wastage. Many times half-avocados are left to go brown on the kitchen bench because staff forget to wrap them and they end up in the bin.”
All these problems can be avoided by switching to Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp, providing a solution which not only ensures consistent quality but is a more cost-effective choice.
“Not only does Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp deliver authentic avocado flavour, it features visible chunks to evoke a freshly made look,” David says. “The naturally high fat content of avocados ensures no quality degradation during freezing, so you can just store it in the freezer until needed.
“You don’t have to budget for seasonal pricing variations, which simplifies your stock management”
“There’s no need to worry about labour and prep and there’s no wastage. Just open the pack, use what you need and put the rest back in the fridge, David says, “and you don’t have to budget for seasonal pricing variations, which simplifies your stock management.”
Gluten free, dairy free, preservative free and suitable for vegans, Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp provides consistent quality all year round, making it easy to deliver the presentation, texture and flavour your customers expect.
Find out more about Edgell Chunky Avocado Pulp in this module from Simplot’s Veg Uni online resource or visit https://www.simplotfood.com/au/products/chunky-avocado-pulp/12475
