Benefits of Pears
What are pears? Pears are a sweet fruit, a little larger than an apple in size and have a slightly thinner top half and rounded bottom giving them their ‘pear-shape’. They typically have yellow-green skin on the outside, and a white, soft flesh on the inside, all of which is edible. There is a small core which is more fibrous and often inedible. Pears are in season in the UK between September and October. Nutritional benefits An 80g serving provides: 34Kcal / 146 KJ 0.2g Protein 0.1g Fat 8.7g Carbohydrate 2.2g Fibre 84mg Potassium An 80g serving counts as one of your five-a-day, which is about one medium-sized fruit. Top 5 health benefits 1. May support gut health Pears are a good source of both soluble and insoluble fibre , there is growing evidence of the importance of fibre and the role it may play in the health of our gut microbiota (the community of bacteria that live in our intestines) and in preventing obesity and type 2 diabetes . 2. May lowe...