Green Pears With Skin/Peel, Raw

ORAC Value:
2,201
μ mol TE/100g.

The antioxidant value of Green Pears With Skin/Peel, Raw described in ORAC units is: 2,201 μ mol TE/100g.

 

A green pear has slightly less antioxidants versus most types of apples, though only by a marginal amount. In fact, the ORAC of golden delicious - which is a less nutritious apple - is almost exactly the same as that of green pear.

ORAC Source

USDA Database for the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods, Release 2 - Prepared by Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - May 2010