Here’s Some Pear Trivia for You!

Here’s Some Pear Trivia for You!

Here’s some fun and important information about Pears you can use to impress your friends and improve your health!

Red pears are higher in certain antioxidants

  • There are over 3,000 types of pear varieties

  • Pears are a member of the Rosaceae (rose family)
  • The pear is Oregon’s official state fruit

  • Pears are one of the oldest cultivated fruits

  • They were first mentioned in Homer’s “The Odyssey” & Roman farmers wrote about planting and grafting methods

  • A medium pear is only about 100 calories

  • Pears are packed with potassium which helps with maintaining a healthy blood pressure

  • The combination of apples/pears showed the most consistent ability to lower risk of type 2 diabetes

  • Pears may possibly reduce cancer risks

Asian pears – crispier & shaped differently than a European pear

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