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 Fruits A-Z

In South Africa we're lucky. Our warm climate and diverse conditions make it possible for us to eat healthy, delicious fruits all year round.

Juicy peaches, ripe bananas, sweet strawberries, naughty cherries - find all your favourites in this section. And find out why they're good for you.

Fruits make perfect on-the-run snacks - they're both affordable, easily accessible, refreshing and very tasty.

Most fruits are also loaded with fibre, important vitamins and minerals, and cancer-preventing substances called phytochemicals.

Fruits A-Z:
 
 Pear
Key benefits
How much to eat?
Maximising the benefits
Nutritional values
 
Key benefits of pears

Pears are very unlikely to trigger allergic reactions, so can be used in exclusion diets. They contain hydroxycinnamic acids, which act as antioxidants.


How much pears should you eat?

Pears make good energy-boosting snacks and a medium pear weighs about 160 g. They are reasonably low in calories and can be eaten quite freely.


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Maximising the benefits of pears

Eat pear with the skin, not just for the fibre, but also because chlorogenic acid tends to accumulate in pear skin.


Nutritional values of pears

Calories 59
Fibre 2,2 g
Potassium 150 mg
Vitamin C 6 mg
Per 100g



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