Pear trees, which produce pear fruit that can be enjoyed as if it were fresh at any time of the year thanks to the opportunities provided by the recently developed cold storage facilities, are from the Rosaceae family. The pear tree, which is native to Anatolia, has 20 species and about 2,000 known varieties. Of these, pears grown almost everywhere in our country are known by the scientific name Pyrus communis.
The pear tree, which can grow up to 7-8 m tall, has flat, plain green leaves with very finely toothed edges. Its white flowers, which bloom early in spring, resemble wild roses. Pear trees are mostly dioecious. In other words, male and female flowering trees are separate. However, in some pear species, fruit develops without pollination between flowers, and such fruits are seedless.
In fact, the pear is a thin-skinned, soft-core, juicy and delicious fruit with its unique shape. However, depending on the growing conditions of the fruit, its flesh contains more or less sand (stone cell) pellets. Summer pears are harvested in late June, winter pears in October-November. Pears are eaten fresh, as well as jam, marmalade, desserts and juice, and are also used to make raki and liqueur. The red wood of the pear tree, which is easy to process and holds a good polish, is used in fine carpentry work.
NUTRITIONAL VALUES
The nutritional values found in 100 g of fresh pear can be listed as follows: 61 calories; 15.3 g. carbohydrates: 0 cholesterol; 0.4 g. fat; 1.4 g. fiber; 11 mg. phosphorus; 8 mg. calcium; 0.3 mg. iron; 2 mg. sodium; 130 mg. potassium: 7 mg. magnesium; 20 IU vitamin A; 0.02 mg. vitamin B1; 0.04 mg. vitamin B2; 0.1 mg. vitamin B3; 0.017 mg. vitamin B6; 2.3 mcgr. folic acid: 4 mg. vitamin C and 0.5 mg. vitamin E.
BENEFITS TO OUR HEALTH
In addition to the nutritional values listed above;
People who suffer from constipation will feel relief if they eat pears because of the large amount of fiber and sand (stone cell) lumps they contain.
