Nashi Pear (Asian Pear)
Food · Fruit · Food, Typed Supps
A crisp, juicy fruit that’s mostly water and a little fibre and natural sugar.
Stage by stage
- Intake (Chewing begins): Chewing breaks up the crisp, watery flesh.
- Stomach (Fruit structure broken down): Stomach acid continues breaking down the flesh.
- Small intestine (Sugar absorbed): Natural sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream; fibre moves onward.
- Bloodstream & gut (Used for energy, fibre aids fullness): Sugar is used for energy; fibre adds bulk and supports fullness.
Timing
No particular timing requirement; works well as a low-calorie snack.
Time to effect
- Within an hour: Blood sugar responds modestly within about an hour of eating it.
Allergens
None of the fourteen major allergens. Derived from what this food is, not from a product label.
Eating patterns
Fits: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Halal, Kosher, Gluten-free.
In season
September to December in the northern hemisphere, March to June in the southern.
Satiety
173 on the satiety index, where white bread is 100 — high. Modelled from the Holt et al. (1995) measurements.
Environmental footprint
0.4 kg CO2e and 180 litres of freshwater per kg, matched to "Apples" in Poore & Nemecek (2018), Science 360.
Cost band
Cheap — roughly £2 per kg, as a band midpoint rather than a price.
Key nutrients
Nutrition per 100g
- Calories: 49.2
- Protein: 0.2g
- Carbohydrate: 11.2g
- of which sugars: 9.3g
- Fat: 0g
- of which saturated: 0g
- Fibre: 2.1g
- Sodium: 3mg
Food vs. supplement
Nashi pear isn’t a concentrated source of any single nutrient — its main value is as a low-calorie, high-water snack with a little fibre.
Kitchen tip
Eat it chilled and unpeeled, like an apple — most of its modest fibre content is in the skin.
Common myth
“Nashi pear is basically an apple, nutritionally.” In reality: Despite the similar crisp texture, nashi pear has less fibre and less vitamin C per 100g than a typical apple.
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