It is a juicy and sweet fruit, with many beneficial health properties. There are 1,500 varieties of pears and each of them has a ripening period

It is recommended in slimming diets because it has a lot of fiber, vitamins, water, folic acid, tannins, caffeic acid and few calories. It also promotes bone growth, tissues and nervous system in children. It prevents fluid retention because it is diuretic. It also helps the intestinal transit and fights constipation. It prevents hypertension, kidney stones, prostatitis, cystitis and colitis, kidney failure, bladder cancer, expels uric acid, promotes the nervous system and provides collagen to improve eyesight and defenses

Because of its sugar content it is not recommended for diabetics