Pear ( Pyrus communis ) - nutrition and health benefits.................from the upcomming book " All Secrets of the Nutrition "...................

Pear (Pyrus communis) - the plant of the family Rosaceae, the rose, which gives juicy, healthy fruit of the same name. It originates from wild pears that even at the present time grows wild throughout Europe, and the northern hemisphere of the globe. To date, artificially grown around 6000 different hybrid varieties.
The most popular varieties are: early variety Tosca; Bartlett aka Williams; Red and Green Anjou; abata (abbe fetel); starkrimson .................

Nutritional value: pear fruit contains about 80 nutritive and medicinal substances; 100 g fruit provides energy equivalent of 242 calories; 15 g carbohydrate; 8-10 g of fruit sugar; 0.4 g of protein; 3-5 grams of fiber, of which half is used in fruit; Pears are rich in vitamin C and K, while other vitamins such as vitamin A and B appear in small quantities; of mineral content percentage leading potassium, copper, phosphorus and magnesium, other minerals occurring trace; is one of the few fruit containing boron mineral in the human body maintains calcium in the bones, and thus protects the health of bones and joints; Pears are rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals: pectin; beta-carotene; Lutein and zeaxanthin; especially rich with anthocyanins in red varieties of pears hybrid; contains flavonols quercetin and kaempferol; catechin and epicatechin flavanols; Pears contain rare arbutin compound from the group of anticancer hidroxyquinons; ferulic; vanillic; chlorogenic; siringinic; cinnamic; coumarin and numerous other acid with a beneficial effect on the human ...... ORAC of the pears is 2,940 units ..............

Medicinal benefits: strengthens the immune system; reduces the risk of diabetes (especially combined intake of pears and apples) and enhances insulin sensitivity in people suffering from type 2 diabetes; reducing the harmful effects of oxidative stress; favors the health of the heart muscle; phytochemicals from pears bind to themselves and reduce the level of harmful cholesterol by 5-6% (for comparison bananas decreased by 9% ); hydroxycinnamic acid and coumarin with other anticancer factors of pears reduce the risk of cancer of the esophagus, colon, stomach and cancer in general; is good at curing chronic constipation; in addition to being high in fiber skin pears contain greater amounts of quercetin that keeps health stations and centers of the brain; cleanses the body and digestive system of toxins; one of the most easily digestible foods; is one of the foods with the lowest hypoallergenic factor - absence of allergic response of the body to its input; excellent foods in diets for weight reduction ......... In traditional medicine for the treatment of arthritis, gout, colitis and in diseases of the gall bladder.
Special note: When preparing thick juice of pears lost up to 40% of phytonutrients, especially those with antioxidant activity (processes of oxidation and thermal treatment) ....