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Mexico is the largest producer of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) worldwide. Today, around 70 species of the genus Persea are distributed in the temperate regions of America, while in East and Southeast Asia there are 80 species (Ding et al., 2007). “Hass” is the variety most cultivated because it is highly productive and its fruit has favorable characteristics; for example, its oil contents can reach 55% (Dliveira et al., 2013). Most of the production is sold for fresh consumption and only 10% is used as raw material in the production of processed food. Avocado oil is one of its main products promoted as a gourmet food. Ots fatty acid (FA) profile exhibits 80 to 85% unsaturated FA (mainly oleic and linoleic). This lipid profile has been associated with technological characteristics such as stability at frying temperature (180 °C), which makes it appropriate for cooking, for making dressings or for fabrication of margarines (Meyer & Terry, 2008; Restrepo et al., 2012).