How many types of pears do you know? How many different colors of pears do you see? For the first time in my life, I saw these wonderful types of pears, and their colors all in one local fruit market.
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Bartlett Pear
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Bartlett pears come in yellow or red skinned. They are juicy with a honey after taste, and firm flesh.
One cup has 86 calories, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 10% of vitamin C, 1% each of protein, calcium and iron.
Bosc Pear
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Bosc pears have speckle golden skin, and the flesh is dense, crunchy, sweet, and high aromatic.
One medium bosc pear has 100 calories, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 10% of vitamin C, 2% each of calcium, and iron.
Forelle Pear
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Forelle pear has crimson speckles, and small. The flesh tastes crisp and firm. They are said to be one of the best secrets of pearl lovers. Forelle are sugary, juicy, and a little larger than Seckel pears.
Asian Pear
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Asian pears have a golden brown skin, very juicy, crispy, and refreshing taste. The texture is a bit grainy.
One medium Asian pear has 51 calories, 13 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, and 8% of vitamin C. Asian pear offers no iron or calcium.
Anjou Pear
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Anjou pear comes in two colors, red and green. It bruises easily. Anjou pear has a creamy and soft flesh. It is sweet though a bit tart.
One medium Anjou pear has 100 grams of calories, 25 % grams of carbohydrates, 10 % of vitamin C, 4% of fiber, 2% each of calcium and iron.
Comice Pear
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Comice pears come in green and red blush skin. They are on the large size, and have creamy flesh, which can bruise easily.
One medium Comice has 100 calories, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 10% of vitamin C, 4 grams of fiber, 2% each of calcium, and iron.
Seckel Pear
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Seckel pears come in small and medium size. They are the smallest of all pears, and the smaller the pears, the sweeter they are. The bite size fruit sometimes preferred as "sugar pears."
One medium of Seckel pear has 100 calories, 4 grams of fiber, 10% vitamin C, 2 grams of calcium, 2% of iron, and 25 grams of carbohydrates.
Not many people like pears, because some fleshes are a bit mushy and watery. However, if you choose rock-hard ones when buying them, you are sure will enjoy pears more.
