How many calories in a pear
A medium pear has 100 kcal, almost all of it from carbs.
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To burn it off
A pear is mostly water and natural sugar, with a fair bit of fibre in the skin. That's what makes it more filling than you'd expect.
A medium one is 100 kcal. Conference, Comice or whatever's in the shop, they're all much the same.
The hard part is catching it at the right moment. Too early it's a rock, too late it's mush, and there's about one afternoon in between.
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Where it comes from
The common pear is probably European in origin and has been grown since ancient times. Homer's Odyssey, more than 2,500 years old, already describes pear trees in the orchard of King Alcinous. When Europeans founded colonies in the Americas they brought pears straight away, and Spanish missionaries planted them in Mexico and California.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, pear
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Questions
How many calories in two pears?
Two medium pears come to 200 kcal.
How much sugar is in a pear?
A medium pear has about 27 g of carbs, nearly all natural sugar.
Is a pear higher than an apple?
Usually a little, mostly because pears tend to be a bit bigger.
How much fibre is in a pear?
About 5 to 6 g in a medium pear, a good part of it in the skin. That's more than most fruit in the bowl.
How many calories in a poached pear?
Poached in tea or water with no sugar, it's still about 100 kcal. Poached in wine with sugar, the syrup adds more.
