Health benefits of pears fruit

This fruit is rich in flavor and crunchy when eaten, with beautiful yellow color makes this fruit favored by many people. This fruit is very popular in the northern hemisphere because of its nutritional quality. Pears will keep crisp even stored for a long time. Pears usually have a diameter of 5-6 inches and weighs 200 grams. Pears come from the Rosaceae family and genus: Pyrus, with scientific name: Pyrus communis.

From many varieties of pears, there are some varieties that are considered popular are: Ichiban Nashi, Shinsui, Shinsieki, Nijisseki (Asia) and Bartlett, Comice (Europe). Beside rich in flavor, pears also have health benefits, such as:

• Pears rich in anti-oxidants that support of optimal health (umol (2.941 umol TE/100 g)
• Protect us from the threat of colon cancer because pears are rich in fiber (100 g pear contains 3.1 grams of fiber). In addition, pears also as a good bulk laxative in the colon, because pear fiber containing the insoluble water polysaccharide
• Pears are low in calories (per 100 grams of pear contains only 58 calories). Pear is suitable for a diet to lose weight.
• Rich in vitamin C (each 100 grams of pear fruit contains 7% of the RDA)
• Rich in phyto-nutrients such as lutein, beta-carotene and zea-xanthin which protect us from free radical damage.
• Pears are a good source of minerals such as iron, copper, manganese, potassium and magnesium as well as vitamin B-complex.
• For those of us who do not like fruit, it is recommended to try a pear. A research has shown that people who regularly consume pear, flavors allergic to fruits to be reduced.
• Pears are also often used as a traditional medicine to ward off gout and arthritis.