Pear vs Apple nutrition
Pear has more fiber, carbs and calories. Apple has more sugar and Vitamin C.
- Pear100 g
- Apple100 g
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Exact amounts and % Daily Value
| Nutrient | Pear | Apple | Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 57 kcal (3%) | 52 kcal (3%) | 2,000 kcal |
| Protein | 0.36 g (<1%) | 0.26 g (<1%) | 50 g |
| Fat | 0.14 g (<1%) | 0.17 g (<1%) | 78 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.02 g (<1%) | 0.03 g (<1%) | 20 g |
| Carbs | 15.2 g (6%) | 13.8 g (5%) | 275 g |
| Fiber | 3.1 g (11%) | 2.4 g (9%) | 28 g |
| Sugar | 9.8 g | 10.4 g | none set |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg (0%) | 0 mg (0%) | 300 mg |
| Salt (sodium) | 1 mg (<1%) | 1 mg (<1%) | 2,300 mg |
| Potassium | 116 mg (2%) | 107 mg (2%) | 4,700 mg |
| Calcium | 9 mg (<1%) | 6 mg (<1%) | 1,300 mg |
| Iron | 0.18 mg (1%) | 0.12 mg (<1%) | 18 mg |
| Magnesium | 7 mg (2%) | 5 mg (1%) | 420 mg |
| Vitamin A | 1 µg (<1%) | 3 µg (<1%) | 900 µg |
| Vitamin C | 4.3 mg (5%) | 4.6 mg (5%) | 90 mg |
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How the numbers are taken. Amounts are per 100 g of the edible part, from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, public domain), in the state named — raw, boiled, roasted and so on. Percentages use the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; your own needs can be different. This site compares amounts — it does not give diet or medical advice. Sources and limits.
What is being compared
This page compares pear and apple as USDA FoodData Central lists them: “Pears, raw” (FDC 169118) and “Apples, raw, with skin (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)” (FDC 171688). All figures start from 100 grams of the edible part.
Per 100 grams
Per 100 grams, pear has more calories (57 vs 52 kcal), protein (0.36 vs 0.26 g), carbohydrate (15.2 vs 13.8 g), fiber (3.1 vs 2.4 g), potassium (116 vs 107 mg), calcium (9 vs 6 mg, 1.5 times as much), iron (0.18 vs 0.12 mg, 1.5 times as much) and magnesium (7 vs 5 mg). Apple has more fat (0.17 vs 0.14 g), saturated fat (0.03 vs 0.02 g, 1.5 times as much), sugars (10.4 vs 9.8 g), vitamin A (3 vs 1 µg, 3.0 times as much) and vitamin C (4.6 vs 4.3 mg). They are within 3% of each other for cholesterol and sodium.
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Per serving
A serving as USDA measures it is 1 medium of pear (178 g) and 1 medium (3" dia) of apple (182 g). The two servings weigh about the same, so the per-serving picture follows the per-100 g one closely. No nutrient changes leader when you switch from 100 g to servings. One serving is 101 kcal of pear against 94.6 kcal of apple.
For the same calories
To get 100 kcal you would eat 175 g of pear or 192 g of apple. At that equal energy, pear carries 0.63 g of protein and apple 0.5 g. Fiber per 100 kcal is 5.4 g against 4.6 g. Measured per 100 kcal, every nutrient keeps the same leader as per 100 g.
Where the calories come from
Roughly, 2% of the energy in pear comes from protein, 2% from fat and 96% from carbohydrate; for apple it is 2%, 3% and 96%. These shares use the general 4, 9 and 4 kcal per gram and can differ slightly from USDA's own energy factors.
Against the Daily Value
1 medium of pear reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in fiber (20%), carbohydrate (10%) and vitamin C (9%); 1 medium (3" dia) of apple reaches its largest shares of the Daily Value in fiber (16%), vitamin C (9%) and carbohydrate (9%). Daily Values are the FDA label reference amounts for adults and children aged 4 and over, set around a 2,000-calorie diet; they are a yardstick for reading labels, not a target for any one person.