Fruit
Core
Core of pear is the seed housing and tougher centre removed for eating quality. Core with a tool or knife; trimmings can lightly infuse liquids if clean, then discard. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.77 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.5 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.08 g
- Total Sugars 9.73 g
- Complex / starch 1.05 g
- Protein 0.83 g
- Water 82.9 g
- Energy 58.3 kcal
- Water 82.9 g
- Carbohydrates 12.5 g
- Protein 0.83 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 38.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 14.6 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.29 mg
- Vitamin K 4.7 µg
- Minerals 386 mg
- Major Minerals 385 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.4 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.2 · vitamin-b6: 0.08 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 14.6 · vitamin-e: 0.29 · vitamin-k: 4.7 ·
Minerals
Core of Pear: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected pear for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named core portions.
Cold storage and transport made pear a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named core portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of pear for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named core portions.