Guacamole is now a regular presence in supermarkets: a creamy and fresh sauce, perfect for accompanying nachos, raw vegetables, toasted bread or to enrich various dishes. In recent years its consumption has also increased in Italy, thanks to the growing popularity of Mexican cuisine and the spread of avocado.
But not all ready-made guacamole is the same. To understand which are the best proposals available on the shelves, Altroconsumo analyzed various ready-made products, evaluating their composition based on the information on the label.
The test took into consideration nutritional values, ingredients, presence of additives and degree of transformation, assigning each product a score from 0 to 100.
The best guacamole according to Altroconsumo
Among the products analyzed, the best result was obtained by Cucina Esselunga’s Guacamole, which reached 74 points, classifying itself in the “Good” range and also obtaining recognition for the best composition.
Avocado Parma IS Guacamole follows, with 69 points, also in the “Good” range.
Here is the ranking of the guacamole evaluated:
How the test was carried out
Altroconsumo developed an overall score from 0 to 100 based on the information on the product labels. The evaluation considered various parameters:
The final result allowed the products to be classified into five bands: “Very good” (80-100 points), “Good” (60-79), “Acceptable” (40-59), “Poor” (20-39) and “Very poor” (0-19).
Real guacamole? Better to prepare it at home
Even when a ready-made product gets a good score, homemade guacamole remains the best choice due to simplicity and quality of the ingredients. The traditional Mexican recipe was born as an essential preparation, based mainly on crushed ripe avocado, lime, salt and a few other ingredients such as onion, tomato, coriander and chilli pepper.
Its origins date back to the Aztec culture: the term guacamole derives from the Nahuatl word ahuacamolliwhich means “avocado sauce” (ahuacatlavocado, and softsauce). In Mexico this cream is still a preparation closely linked to everyday cuisine, with numerous regional variations.
Preparing it at home is simple: just choose a ripe avocado, process it until you obtain a more or less smooth cream according to your taste and add your favorite ingredients. In this way it is possible to avoid the addition of preservatives, thickeners or other components often present in industrial versions, obtaining a fresher sauce closer to the original recipe.
