AP Food Editor J.M. Hirsch has the stat of the day today: Americans are expected to consume 158 million avocados around the Super Bowl. That's 79 million pounds of green goodness — up from 8 million pounds at the turn of the century. So has the guacamole improved that much? Not really, it's just outstanding marketing and other factors. — J.M. Hirsch — http://twitter.com/JM_Hirsch ___ EDITOR'S NOTE — "Super Bowl Watch" shows you Super Bowl XLVII and the events surrounding the game through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across New Orleans and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
STAT OF THE DAY: 158M AVOCADOS
— Jan. 31 4:43 PM EST
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FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2007 photo, California grown avocados are seen on display at a market in Mountain View, Calif. So why the avocado and why the Super Bowl? It helped that the avocado season happens to hit its prime right around kickoff. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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