Avocado Vegan Mattress Review

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQs

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and feel of the mattress. We then take the results of those tests and compare them to every mattress we’ve tested to date.

Check out the full performance table below to see how this mattress ranks:

Factor	Avocado Vegan	Average
Overall Score	8.23	8.53
Price (Queen)	$2,159	$2,028 (Latex Hybrid only)
Cooling – Score	9.0	8.6
Sinkage – Depth	2.32″	2.26″
Sinkage – Feel	Deep	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Score	5.9	8.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	14.09 m/s²	8.78 m/s²
Response Time – Score	10	8.7
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.2 sec.	0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.3 sec.	1.0 sec.
Bounce – Height	10.14″	8.61″
Bounce – Feel	High	Moderate
Edge Support – Score	8.9	8.7
Edge Support – Sitting	4.00″	3.83″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Good
Sex – Score	8.8	8.2
Pressure Relief – Score	8.0	8.6
Comfort Layer Thickness	2.00″	4.38″
Mattress Thickness	11.00″	12.36″
Off-Gassing – Score	5.8	7.9
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	15 days	8 days
Company – Score	8.8	8.8
Trial	365 nights	195 nights
Warranty	25 years	40% have lifetime warranties, average of other 60% of mattresses is 13 years

How is Avocado Vegan Different?

The Avocado Vegan is an 11.00″ latex hybrid mattress with an overall performance level that is well below the average level and a price tag that is just slightly above average.

That said, if you are specifically in the market for a vegan mattress, this can be a great option.

Advantages

The biggest advantage of the Avocado Vegan is going to be its lack of animal products in any of the layers of this mattress.

Looking at overall mattress performance, the Avocado Vegan had above-average cooling performance, an extremely fast material response time, and slightly better edge support as well.

It also scored well in the sex category due to its high bounce and good edge support.

Neutral Factors

This mattress has deep sinkage and a high bounce. If you are looking to sleep “in” the mattress, this feel could be right on target. But if you are looking to sleep “on” the mattress, the Avocado Vegan may be less ideal.

The same could be said for bounce. If you like an active feel and a fast response time, the bounce could be really great. But if you are easily disturbed by a partner or if you are a sensitive sleeper, the bounce certainly doesn’t do any favors for the motion transfer score.

Disadvantages

The biggest disadvantages of the Avocado Vegan are extremely high levels of motion transfer and a stronger smell.

It’s important to note that the smell is not a chemical smell but rather the strong odor of its natural materials (more of a rubber smell).

I’ll also note here that the 8.0 pressure relief score could be a disadvantage for some sleepers. This mattress only has a 2.0″ comfort layer, which is 2.38″ thinner than the average comfort layer thickness.

For heavier sleepers, side sleepers, or those who simply struggle with back pain or hip pain, this thinner comfort layer may be problematic.

The Avocado Vegan has excellent cooling. During our tests, I did not experience any significant level of heat retention around my body.

This mattress has a simple but proven latex hybrid design. Latex as a material type greatly resists heat buildup. In addition, with only 2.0” of latex, there is just not much latex that’s even there to soak up heat.

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

Lastly, we have the base layer of pocketed coils, which bring plenty of airflow into the mattress. This material design is able to resist heat and provide sufficient airflow, enabling better cooling performance.

In our objective temperature tests, we measured a max surface level temperature of 91.4° F. This is 1.1° warmer than the average of 90.3° F, based on all of our tests to date.

After getting off the mattress, the temperature declined by 5.5 degrees from minutes 0 to 1, which is 0.7 degrees cooler than the average 0 to 1 minute decline of 4.8 degrees.

When we consider the combination of objective data, my subjective experiences, and an analysis of the materials, I’m confident in my view that cooling is excellent.

The Avocado Vegan has deep sinkage. During our tests, we measured a pressure point sinkage depth of 2.32″. This is 0.06″ more sinkage than the average sinkage depth of 2.26″, based on all of our tests to date.

The mattress creates only a slight body-contouring hug. Ultimately, we have a pretty typical “latex hybrid” feel. The latex creates a more restrained hug around the body.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

It may have a deep level of sinkage, but latex doesn’t precisely wrap or contour around the body as many other foam types will.

I did note that the deeper sinkage feel was mostly while lying on my side. While lying on my stomach or back (with my weight more evenly distributed), I felt that the mattress created more of a floating and buoyant feel where the body lies more “on” the mattress as opposed to sinking down “in” the mattress. This feel isn’t good or bad, but it is a more unique and polarizing feel.

Broadly speaking, latex and latex hybrids have a more polarizing feel. Not everyone loves the feel of latex, but for those who do, it can be a great match.

The Avocado Vegan has a very high level of motion transfer. During our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 14.09 m/s². This is 60% more motion transfer than the average of 8.79 m/s². Higher motion transfer is typical for a latex hybrid.

The combination of higher-than-average bounce, a thinner-than-average foam comfort layer, and highly responsive and springy materials sets the stage for more motion.

Both latex and steel coils spring back to shape quickly and with significant energy. This is great for ease of movement and sex performance, but it also means that motion transfer suffers greatly.

The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we can see the highest motion peaks from 0 to 0.2 seconds. Motion declines thereafter, but we do see a secondary energy spike from 0.5 to 0.6 seconds.

By 1.24 seconds, we’ve returned to near-zero levels of energy, which is 0.32 seconds longer than the average motion duration of 0.92 seconds.

Both motion duration and motion intensity are considerably worse than average. As a result, the motion transfer experience is simply not good. If you sleep with a partner and either of you is easily disturbed by movements, the Avocado Vegan’s motion transfer will likely be a significant problem.

The Avocado Vegan has an extremely fast material response.

In our mostly recovered test, we measured a recovery speed of 0.2 seconds, which is 0.22 seconds faster than the average of 0.42 seconds, based on all of our tests to date.

In our fully recovered responsiveness test, we measured a recovery speed of 0.3 seconds, which is 0.73 seconds faster than the average of 1.03 seconds.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

These material recovery speeds are efficiently instant and are also tied for 1st as the fastest we’ve tested to date.

An ultra fast material responsiveness ensures the mattress is easy to move around on and that it will never create any type of a “stuck” feeling on the mattress.

The Avocado Vegan has a high level of bounce. During our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 10.14″. This is 1.52″ more bounce than the average of 8.62″, based on all of our tests to date.

Latex hybrid mattresses typically create more bounce and that’s exactly what we measured here. Both latex and steel coils are highly resilient and springy materials.

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

When stacked together, they can create considerable bounce. That extra bounce greatly enhances ease of movement and sex performance. But it does so at the cost of higher motion transfer.

As a result, it’s worth considering what’s more important to you. Sex and ease of movement? Or motion transfer?

The Avocado Vegan has good sitting edge support and excellent lying edge support.

In our sitting edge support test, we measured a sitting sinkage compression of 4.00″. This is 0.17″ more sitting sinkage than the average of 3.83″, based on all of our tests to date.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

While lying directly on the edge of the mattress, I felt that the support was excellent in all sleeping positions. This mattress is equipped with two rows of reinforced coils on the right and left sides of the mattress.

Those coils are narrower in diameter (relative to the coils in the rest of the mattress) and use a 16-gauge steel wire (that’s a relatively thin wire, but also not atypical for narrow-diameter edge coils).

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

Notably, the Avocado Vegan does not use reinforced edge coils on the head or foot of the mattress. As a result, edge support there will not be as robust.

The Avocado Vegan has good sex performance. First up, let’s start with the one perfect 10/10 score, which was noise. Noise was minimal, which means we have a quiet mattress for l’amore.

Moving on, we also have cooling, earning an excellent score. Lastly, we have pressure relief, edge support, and bounce, all of which earned good, but not amazing scores.

Edge support measured in at 4.00” of sitting sinkage compression. This is a little worse than average, but generally still robust enough to be supportive at the edge. Bounce measured 10.14”, which is more than average. Even so, it’s not so much more to call it fantastic.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	8.8	High
Edge Support	20%	8.8	Good
Noise	5%	10	Minimal
Pressure Relief	5%	8.0	Good
Cooling	5%	9.0	Excellent

When it comes to bounce, more is almost always better. This level of bounce is enough to deliver solid performance, and yet the overall score is still firmly within the “good” performance tier, but not stretching into the excellent or outstanding level.

The Avocado Vegan has a good level of pressure relief. During our tests, I felt a slight level of pressure points on my body.

The mattress is equipped with 2.0″ of comfort material, which is 2.38″ less comfort material than the average comfort layer thickness of 4.38″, based on all of our tests to date.

In my view, the thinner comfort layer is the reason we see comfort and pressure relief earning only a good score, but not a great one. Having less comfort material between your body and steel coils doesn’t do any favors for pressure relief.

The more limited 2.0” latex foam layer means the body sinks through that foam and makes greater contact with the coils. Oftentimes, latex hybrids can get away with thinner latex layers by utilizing a thick quilted cover.

In this case, we have no quilted materials and instead have a thin cover. That design is at least partly a measure to keep the mattress entirely vegan (as thin covers on latex hybrids are often quilted with wool). While avoiding the wool is beneficial for keeping cost lower and maintaining the vegan certification, it certainly limits pressure relief as well.

To be fair, this mattress is available with a plush pillow top (it costs $540 more in a Queen). We tested the non-pillow top version. I would expect the pillow top version has notably better pressure relief and comfort.

All that said, this mattress has a fairly typical latex hybrid feel. We have a slight body-contouring hug and more of a floating and buoyant feel, especially while lying on your back or stomach.

When I consider our objective pressure mapping tests, material thickness, material quality, and my subjective experience on the mattress, I’m confident most sleepers will find the pressure relief to be good.

The Avocado Vegan had a strong smell upon the initial unboxing. The mattress smelled for 15 days. This is 7.4 days longer than the average smell duration of 7.6 days.

Avocado mattresses come with a 365-night trial period and a 25-year warranty. Shipping is free. Returns are $99.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Returns	40%	7.0	$99
Trial Period	30%	10	365 nights
Warranty	20%	10	25 years
Shipping	10%	10	$0
Country of Origin	0%		USA

Comparing 121+ brands tested to date, the average trial period is 195 nights, 180 nights less than Avocado offers. The average warranty is 13 years, which is 12 years less than this mattress. Of course, this does exclude the 43% of mattresses that offer lifetime warranties, but at 25 years, Avocado is still offering a generous warranty.

The Avocado Vegan mattress comes in 2 firmness options that they call “Plush” and “Medium.”

Plush Version

We did not test the Plush version, but based on my analysis of its materials, I would rate it as having a firmness of 5 out of 10. This is what we call a medium feel.

Medium Version

I would have expected the Medium version to be a bit softer than it turned out to be. In our firmness tests, the medium version felt slightly firm. This is a 7 out of 10, where 10 is the most firm.

Support on the Avocado Vegan is good. During our tests, I felt well supported in all sleeping positions. That said, it’s also clear support didn’t rise to the excellent or outstanding level.

Support Factor	Data
Comfort Layer	2.00″
Support Layer	9.00″
Firmness	Medium and Slightly Firm
Body Contour	Slight
Zoned Support	Yes
Reinforced Edge	Yes

In my view, the more limited support is a product of the more limited pressure relief. The Avocado Vegan uses just 2.0” of comfort material. That’s considerably thinner than average and greatly limits the comfort on the mattress.

When a mattress isn’t creating ideal comfort and pressure relief, it can feel difficult to feel well supported in the same position for any extended period of time. The mattress is equipped with a 9.0″ support layer. This is 1.02″ thicker than the average support layer thickness of 7.98″, based on all of our tests to date.

This mattress is available in two firmness levels, plush and medium. We tested the medium version and found it has a slightly firm feel, 7 out of 10 on our firmness scale. I’d estimate the plush is a 5 out of 10 firmness (giving it a medium feel).

The slightly firm feel of the “medium” version is going to be best for stomach and back sleepers and less great for side sleepers.

Check out the table below to see the sleeper weights and sleeping positions that would be best suited for this mattress.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleeper	Side Sleeper	Back Sleeper
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

In my view, the plush version is going to be better for side sleepers, but I’d also argue it’s better for the vast majority of sleepers, especially anyone who needs and wants better pressure relief.

That pillowtop cover is going to make a notable improvement to comfort on the mattress, an area that the medium version of the Avocado Vegan struggled with.

Moving on, this mattress is equipped with zoned support. That simply means we have more supportive coils (14 gauge coils) in the lumbar region and lighter coils for the head / foot of the mattress (15 gauge coils). Zoned support typically creates better support and reduces sagging and body impressions.

Based on all of my tests to date, an analysis of the materials, and my subjective experiences, I’m confident most sleepers will find support on the Avocado Vegan to be good.

The Avocado Vegan is a 11.00″ latex hybrid mattress that comes in two firmness options—Medium and Slightly Firm.

Priced at over $2,000, the Avocado Vegan mattress is not the most affordable latex hybrid on the market, but it is specifically targeted at sleepers looking for a vegan mattress.

Design Factor	Data
Type	Latex Hybrid
Thickness	11.00″
Cover Type	Thin
Weight	102 lbs.
Has Handles	Yes
Fiberglass-Free	Yes
Ships in a Box	Yes

Within the Avocado collection, there is a wide range of mattresses available. The Avocado vegan mattress is not the most affordable option (see: Avocado Eco) nor the most expensive (see: Avocado Luxury).

Instead, the Avocado Vegan is a bit of a niche mattress, similar to the Avocado Wool, which is a latex-free, all-natural mattress. Both the Avocado Vegan and Avocado Wool take a targeted approach that completely removes one material that sleepers strongly want to avoid.

The Avocado Wool mattress is great for sleepers with latex allergies, and the Avocado Vegan is undoubtedly the best choice for sleepers who want to avoid wool while still having an organic, natural mattress.

The Avocado Vegan is 11.00″ thick and contains a combination of Organic cotton, latex, and coils. From top to bottom, here is a full list of the materials used in this mattress:

Layer Type	Thickness	Manufacturer’s Specs	Tested Specs
Dunlop Latex	2.00″	14-19 ILD	5.00 PCF
Pocketed Coils	8.00″	14 Gauge (Center), 15 Gauge (Head/Foot), 16 Gauge (Edge)	14 Gauge (Center), 14.5 Gauge (Head/Foot), 14 Gauge (Head Edge) 16 Gauge (Side Edge)
Dunlop Latex	1.00″	14-19 ILD	5.00 PCF

This mattress features numerous organic certifications, including GOLS-certified organic latex and GOTS-certified organic cotton.

It does not contain any polyurethane foam or chemical flame retardants. It is hand-tufted, vegan-certified, and PETA-approved.

The Avocado Vegan has an organic cotton cover with hand-tufted button accents. The fabric is quilted over a layer of organic cotton and non-woven backing.

This helps to prevent the cotton batting from shifting or clumping and gives the mattress a uniform look.

The comfort layer is 2.00″ thick and made of Dunlop latex. Avocado specifically sourced Dunlop latex for this comfort layer due to its organic certification

For a thicker comfort layer, you can opt for the optional attached pillow top, which uses three layers of organic latex—2.0″ in the pillow top cover, 2.0″ in the comfort layer, and 1.0″ in the support base.

I will add that these are the measurements cited by Avocado. They have not been tested by NapLab and may vary in exact thickness.

The support layer is 9.00″ thick and made of an 8.0″ pocketed coil system and 1.0″ Dunlop latex used at the base as support foam.

As mentioned above, the coil unit is a patented seven-zone innerspring system that uses between 684 (Twin) and 1,379 coils (California King).

A zoned support system helps to provide more pushback in areas of high pressure (like the hips) and less support in areas where pressure is not as high.

Product Evolution

Avocado released the Avocado Vegan mattress in the summer of 2018. This mattress was introduced as an alternative for sleepers interested in the Avocado Green mattress but who did not want wool.

The Avocado Vegan is fundamentally very similar to the Avocado Green mattress, but it substitutes wool with an organic cotton batting.

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