Juicy, soft, sweet pears are one of my favorite fruits, but the generic "pear" on produce charts doesn't do this fruit justice. There are over 5,000 pear varieties grown throughout the world, an increasing variety of pears are available at everyday grocery stores. A pear is a nutrient dense food, providing more nutrients per calorie, than calories per nutrient.
Potassium
Replenish potassium by eating fresh vegetables, fruits or legumes containing high potassium content - pears are an excellent choice. Fresh pears offer potassium; 210 mg in a medium size pear. Although it is an element lost easily through dehydration or perspiration brought on by active lifestyles or strenuous exercise, potassium is necessary for maintaining heartbeat, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, as well as carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
Fiber
Pears are a good source of natural fiber. Fiber contains no calories, and is a necessary element of a healthy diet, helping to sustain blood sugar levels and promoting regularity. High fiber diets may also help reduce the risk of colon cancer and can help reduce serum cholesterol. Fresh pears offer dietary fiber, much of it in the form of Pectin. A pear weighing 166 grams provides 2.32 grams of crude fiber, and 4 grams of dietary fiber, of which 41% is pectin.
Vitamin C
Fresh pears are also good sources of Vitamin C. One medium size pear provides 7 mg, or 10% of the RDA for Vitamin C. As one of the antioxidant vitamins, Vitamin C is essential for normal metabolism and tissue repair, helping prevent free radical damage the destructive by-products of the body's metabolic process.
Bartlett
In the US, the most commonly grown variety of pears is the Bartlett. In fact it accounts for about 70% of the US pear market. Further, the majority of Bartletts are grown in California, Washington and Oregon. Many never see the stores and are quickly sold to large canning companies. In fact, Americans can more pears than they eat fresh. In Europe
canned pear are less common and the pear is often eaten fresh for dessert. Its sweetness makes an excellent contrast to sharp cheese.
Bosc pears
Bosc pears are very different in appearance. Their skin is brown, and often has a slightly grainy texture. However, the flesh is sweet and smooth. They make an excellent contrast because they have an elongated top half and are less round and squat than the Bartlett and Anjou. Bosc pears are quite popular and generally quite easy to find in grocery stores.
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