Humans are eating a pear for a long time. There’s a reason why the likes pears. In addition to its delicious taste, this fruit is very nutritious.
Fruits including apples in the family is more rich in fiber than apples. If apples 1 contains 3 grams of fiber, 6 grams of pear. This means that 1 pear contains 20 percent of the recommended fiber intake to consume in a day. Pears are also free of fat, cholesterol free, sodium free, and rich in vitamins C, K, and chromium.
Pears to have levels of low glycemic index and only about 100 calories per fruit. That is, the fruit is good for those who have diabetes and hypoglycemics. Sugar content of foods low glikemik index is slowly absorbed by the body, keeping blood sugar levels stable. Pears also rich in pectin, dietary fiber, soluble and is believed to reduce cholesterol and regulate bowel movements. Therefore, pears very good for those who have constipation problems.
Pears greatest benefits found in skin. Therefore, should not peel pears if you want to eat them. Most fibers contained in a pear is in the skin, including quercetin, ie, antioxidants and flavonoids that have anti-inflammatory effects. Although the substance is not owned as many apples and onions, but still a good nutrients from pears. Also, pears have also folate, which has been shown to prevent neural defects in babies. So pregnant women are advised to eat a pear. Those who have problems with food allergies are advised to consume very pear as safe and do not trigger allergic reactions. Pears also recommended as the first fruit given to children as assessed hypoallergenic.
We will choose pears, choose one that does not bruise (blue because of stumbling), cut off, was brown, or even the young look. Pear ripe it will feel soft when pressed with finger. If you buy a new pear and will consume a few days after purchase, choose one that is still hard. So even if you’re going to use it to bake a cake made material. Fruit ripe pear should be consumed within a day or two days.
Let the ripe pears in air condition room. If you want to make it quick mature, compared with apples. Apples release ethylene gas into the air, which makes other fruits in the surrounding mature more quickly. To get the best antioxidant effect, the consumption of pears when he was in the most mature condition. Because the skin is very thin, be careful if it will bring peaches to eat elsewhere.