A fruit grocer has been slammed as racist for calling black avocados 'abocados.'

Charlie's Fruit Market in Brisbane posted an Instagram image showing how avocados ripen over the course of a week.

It showed a perfectly ripe avocado alongside a black one from a minute later, showing how quickly they go off.

A fruit grocer has been slammed as racist for calling black avocados 'abocados.'

The caption read: 'We ALL know those feels. Love our Avocados… hate our Abocados.'

The post was immediately called 'disgusting' and 'racist' by commenters who felt the it was comparing off fruit to Aboriginal people.

Responding to the barrage, the owner posted a message on Facebook explaining that the social media manager made a typo.

Most commenters accepted the grovelling apology but some struggled to understand the mistake.

One wrote: 'I'm not sure how this could be a typo. Saying you like avocados but you hate avocados? It doesn't make sense in that context.'

The person who wrote the post has resigned and the post has been removed.