Properties of the Chinese pear
The Chinese pear has long been familiar to fruit lovers. It is distinguished by its light yellow color, white flesh and excellent taste.
Properties of the Chinese pear
Characteristics of the variety
Another name for the Chinese pear is Nashi. It was bred in China based on the Yamanashi variety. Pear combines useful properties for the human body, as well as excellent taste, it has no astringency.
Description
Fruits are round, with dense pulp. The color of the peel is light yellow, but there are varieties of Chinese pear varieties that are light green, sometimes even bronze in color. There are many brown specks on the peel.
The pulp, as described, is grainy and crispy, creamy in color. Due to the granularity of the pulp, the Chinese pear is often called the Crystal Pear.
Varieties of varieties
The Chinese pear today has about a hundred varieties of different size and flavor characteristics, differing in terms of ripening and yield. Only a small part of them grows on the territory of Russia, in most cases the trees are hybrids.
Morning freshness
Summer Chinese pear begins to bear fruit in the first week of August, it is resistant to fungal and infectious diseases. Fruits appear after 3-4 years from the moment the seedlings are planted, tolerates low temperatures well. The variety has small round yellow fruits, weighing on average from 115 to 185 g.
Scythe
This varietal pear variety belongs to the summer and begins to bear fruit after mid-July. Fruits from the tree can be harvested already 2 years after planting the seedlings. Kosu trees are frost-resistant. Fruits with a bright bronze color grow up to 130-160 g.
Jose
The Hosu varietal variety, similar to the variety with the similar name Kosu, belongs to the autumn, it can be harvested from it at the end of August. The pear tree bears fruit after 2-3 years after planting and shows good adaptation to cool climates. Her fruits are light brown with a bronze tint. Fruit weight reaches 300 g.
Olympic
The popular Olympic managed to find a consumer, thanks to its early maturity and resistance to low temperatures. Its juicy golden fruits weigh about 150-160 g.
Great Korean
This pear variety has rounded fruit with a golden skin, often dotted with small dark specks. Each fruit weighs approximately 180-200 g.
The first harvests The large Korean pear tree brings only in the last days of September, therefore it belongs to the winter varieties, the fruits from which are stored during the first third of the winter season.
Composition
Chinese pear is suitable for diet food
Among the many benefits, Nashi has dietary properties due to its low calorie content.
For supporters of healthy eating and those who want to lose weight, this fruit is a real find, since the calorie content of a Chinese pear per 100 g is no more than 42 kcal (the average weight of a pear is no more than 200 g).
As part of the fruit:
- 85%, or 7 g, carbohydrates,
- 15%, or 0.8 g, of proteins and fats.
There is no doubt whether the Chinese pear is useful for us. Its benefits are due to its constituent components:
- minerals: potassium (121 mg), magnesium (8 mg), zinc (0.02 mg), phosphorus (11 mg), calcium (4 mg), selenium (0.1 mg), manganese (0.06 mg), copper (0.05 mg),
- vitamins of group B, necessary for the activity of the nervous system, blood circulation and maintenance of hormonal balance at the desired level, including 5.1 mg of choline (vitamin B4), 0.3 mg of niacin equivalent (vitamin PP), 0.22 mg of PP (vitamin B3), 0.02 mg pyridoxine (vitamin B6), 0.07 mg antotenic acid (vitamin B5), 0.01 mg riboflavin (vitamin B2), 0.01 mg thiamine (vitamin B1), 4.5 mg phylloquinone ( vitamin K), 0.12 mg alpha-tocopherol,
- 3.8 mg of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), which increases the efficiency of the immune system and acts as a natural antioxidant,
- 8 mg of folate (vitamin B9), which is an important means of improving mental performance and beneficial in stabilizing the emotional state.
- fiber, which accelerates metabolic processes, saturates the body and eliminates hunger.
The benefits of Chinese fruit
The vitamins and minerals in the Chinese pear are beneficial for the human body. They:
- improve the functioning of the digestive system and cleanse the intestines,
- normalize blood pressure levels,
- support the growth of bone and muscle tissue,
- improve the condition of hair, nails and teeth,
- ensure the normal functioning of the heart and blood vessels, preventing the development of heart attack and stroke attacks,
- renew cells, keeping them in balance,
- reduce the risk of developing cancer,
- help with pathologies of the renal system.
For women
The benefits of the Chinese pear for women is to keep the female figure in good condition. The low-calorie fruit helps improve metabolism, detoxifies the body and, as a result, reduces weight. For women, the cosmetological benefits of Chinese pear are also important, which copes with brittle nails, adds beauty to hair and skin.
Chinese pear is useful for pregnant women, due to its ability to increase the activity of the kidneys, which is important in the first trimester. The rich vitamin and mineral composition provides the expectant mother with useful components and gives health to the child.
For men
Pear strengthens the body
For men, the benefits of Chinese pear varieties are due to the prevention and treatment of prostate diseases. Regular consumption of pears helps to cope with male erectile dysfunction and has a general strengthening effect on the male body.
For children
The optimal balanced composition of the components included in pear fruits is a storehouse of vitamins for the child's body, its proper growth and development. The useful elements included in it allow you to strengthen the body, protect it from viral diseases, and increase mental activity.
With the help of decoctions of dried fruit from pears, a severe cough is treated in children, including one that is accompanied by attacks of suffocation. Compotes and juices brewed on the basis of Nash are a good remedy for diarrhea.
For seniors
For seniors, this Chinese pear becomes a source of health-promoting ingredients.
Against diabetes
By old age, patients experience an increase in the amount of sugar in their blood, resulting in a diagnosis of diabetes. In order to lower the sugar level to the required level and maintain it at the proper level, doctors recommend that the older generation include a pear in the diet.Freshly squeezed pear juice is recommended to drink, starting from 50 g per day, gradually increasing the daily rate by the same amount until the dosage reaches 200 g (1 tbsp.). Pear juice should be taken strictly half an hour after a meal.
Heart and blood vessels
The benefits of daily use of pear fruits for the elderly also include the prevention of disorders in the functioning of the cardiovascular systems. Fresh fruits and decoctions and infusions made from dried fruits strengthen the venous walls and capillaries, prevent the risk of developing varicose veins.
Musculoskeletal system
The large amount of calcium makes this product indispensable for the elderly to reduce the risk of developing problems with the musculoskeletal system.
Youth
The Chinese pear in the daily diet of the elderly helps to prolong the youthfulness of the skin and improve overall well-being.
Cautions and Limitations
There are no particular contraindications for eating fruit. Better to limit yourself to 2-3 pears per day.
In a number of cases, individual intolerance is observed and, in fairly rare exceptions, pear fruits lead to the appearance of allergic reactions, however, with uncontrolled use, Chinese pear can harm the body.
It is not recommended to eat on an empty stomach or at night. In the first case, the harm from Chinese pears will be done to the stomach lining, since the fruit rich in fiber has irritating properties. Heartburn and flatulence are also possible. In the second case, the prohibition is due to diuretic properties.
The reasons for the indigestibility of the digestive system can be the wrong combination of it with meat and dairy products. This use often leads to stomach and intestinal upset. The only exception is fermented milk products, with which the Chinese pear is combined.
The rate of consumption of Chinese pear during pregnancy is no more than 0.5 fruits per day. During the feeding period, Chinese pears are included in the diet with due care, while carefully monitoring the general health of the child so as not to encounter allergic processes.