Benefits of Pear

Juicy and sweet, with a soft, buttery yet somewhat grainy texture, the white to cream-colored flesh of pears was once referred to as the “gift of the gods”.

Depending upon the variety, their paper-thin skins can either be yellow, green, brown, red or a combination of two or more of these colors. Like apples, pears have a core that features several seeds.

Fresh pears are delicious eaten as is after gently washing the skin by running it under cool water and patting it dry. Since their skin provides some of their fiber, it is best to not peel the fruit but eat the entire pear.

Pear nutrition’s

Pears are a good source of vitamin K. Vitamin K is commonly known to aid in blood clotting.

While the body is injured, vitamin K initiates the process of healing by slowing and stopping the bleeding.

Pears are also a good source of vitamin C and copper. Treat your taste buds to a delectable, juicy pear, and you’ll be treating your body to 11.1 % of the daily value for vitamin C along with 9.5 % of the daily value for copper.

Carbohydrates make up 98% of the energy provided by a pear.

Pears provide a natural quick source of energy, due largely to high amounts of two monosaccharides: fructose and glucose.

A pear is a nutrient dense food, providing more nutrients per calorie, than calories per nutrient.

A pear provides 30% more potassium than an apple. Potassium is necessary for maintaining heartbeat, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, and carbohydrate and protein metabolism.

Drinking a glass of pear juice is believed to be helpful in bringing down fever. The antioxidant properties of pears make them good for strengthening of the immune system. Consumption of pear juice helps relieve pain in various inflammatory conditions.

Pear calories

100 gm of pear contains:

Calories: 98

Carbohydrate: 15.11 g

Fiber: 2.4 g

Calcium: 11 mg

Sugars: 9.80 g

Protein: 0.38 g

Potassium: 125 mg

Water: 83.81 g

Pears are an excellent source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, copper and vitamin K. Pears help to lower cholesterol.

Pears are excellent source of water-soluble fiber.  They contain vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, folic acid and niacin.  It is also rich in copper, phosphorus and potassium, with lesser amounts of calcium, chlorine, iron, magnesium, sodium and sulfur

Health tips for pear

Keep pears refrigerated for longer storage. Remove them about a week before they will be needed and allow ripening process to finish. To ripen faster, place pears in a plastic bag along with a ripe apple. For even longer storage, can or preserve.

Eat fresh, use in salads or in a sauce, poach, or bake into desserts.

As you can see, the health benefits of pear are immense. Drink plenty of fresh pear juice during the summer heat to cool down and to prevent sore throat.

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