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Potential record-breaking avocado found in Hawaii

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(CNN) – A woman from Hawaii may have found the world's heaviest avocado.

Pamela Wang of Kealakekua discovered the mammoth fruit on a morning walk.

Wang said she picks up avocados every day, but this one was hard to miss.

The Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Association says it weighs in at 5.23 pounds.  That’s plenty of guacamole.

It’s so heavy that Wang submitted her find to the folks a Guinness World Records.

According to the Guinness website, the current record for heaviest avocado stands at 4.8 pounds. It was found in Venezuela and has held the title since 2009.

Wang is waiting to hear if her fantastic fruit find will claim the new top spot.

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