A Healthy Choice

This page provides an overview of a pear's nutritional benefits. A pear is a nutrient-dense food, whichmeans it has a highernutrients-per-calorie ratio than foods that have more calories than nutrients.

This size of fruit equates to two half cup servings, or half of the daily recommended intake of fruit. A larger piece of fruit, which is the size more often found in US supermarkets, can contain as much as two and a half or three servings!

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGFA) recommends that a healthy diet contain at least two cups of fruit and two and a half cups (5 to 13 servings) of fruits and vegetables a day based on age, gender and physical activity. This is an increase over the previous guidelines which recommended just 2 ½ to 4 ½ cups (5 to 9 servings) daily.

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Pears are loaded with Fiber!
Pears are one of the best fruit choices for your daily intake of fiber. A medium sized pear can contain as much as6 grams of fiber. Fiber can help you feel more full, resulting in an overall decrease in calorie intake, which in turn can help you lose weight faster! Fiber is also beneficial to many other parts of your body including your heart, digestive system and cholesterol levels.

Pears are A Sweet, Low-cal Alternative
A medium sized pear (weighing about 166 grams) contains only 100 calories even though Levulose, the sweetest of known natural sugars, is found to a greater extent in fresh pears than any other fruit!

Fresh Pears Have No Sodium
A diet high in sodium is a risk factor for osteoporosis, can upset the body's fluid balance, and can contribute to hypertension (high blood pressure). Children who are made aware of this early in life when nutritional habits are being formed will benefit in the long run.

Fresh Pears contain no Cholesterol
Pears are a cholesterol-free food. Cholesterol is a type of fat that can be harmful at high levels in the body.

Fresh Pears Have No Saturated Fat
Saturated fat contributes to obesity and cholesterol in the body, which in turn can contribute to coronary disease, and some forms of cancer.

Pears are a Natural Energy Source
Fresh pears are a natural, quick source of energy due largely to high amounts of two monosacharides (fructose and glucose) and carbohydrates.