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Pear vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pear and spread

  • Pear has more fiber; however, spread is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 47% more than pear.
  • Spread contains 16 times less fiber than pear. Pear contains 3.1g of fiber, while spread contains 0.2g.
  • Pear has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of pear is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pears, raw and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Pear
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +338.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +920%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +391.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9600%
~equal in Potassium ~110mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Pear
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Spread
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +175%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +415.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +974.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +777.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1121.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 1mg 1013mg 44%
Saturated fat 0.022g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.14g 17.34g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 7.584g 19%
Selenium 0.1µg 9.7µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 2.565g 16%
Protein 0.36g 7.66g 15%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.172mg 13%
Fiber 3.1g 0.2g 12%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.74mg 11%
Choline 5.1mg 62.3mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 1.73mg 10%
Calories 57kcal 235kcal 9%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.02mg 8%
Iron 0.18mg 0.79mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.43mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.134mg 8%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Phosphorus 12mg 59mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.12mg 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.13mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 1.6µg 2%
Manganese 0.048mg 0.026mg 1%
Carbs 15.23g 11.94g 1%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Net carbs 12.13g 11.74g N/A
Magnesium 7mg 8mg 0%
Calcium 9mg 12mg 0%
Potassium 116mg 110mg 0%
Sugar 9.75g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.6%
Contains more WaterWater +39.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2027.8%
Contains more FatsFats +12285.7%
Contains more OtherOther +796.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8928.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2628.7%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/nutrients
  2. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.