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Pear vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pear and table salt different?

  • Pear has more fiber and copper than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1685% higher.
  • Table salt has less sugar.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index (0) than pear (38).

Pears, raw and Salt, table are the varieties used in this article.

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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
5
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1350%
Contains more CopperCopper +173.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.1mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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
11
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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 38758mg 1685%
Fiber 3.1g 0g 12%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Copper 0.082mg 0.03mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 15.23g 0g 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0µg 4%
Calories 57kcal 0kcal 3%
Potassium 116mg 8mg 3%
Manganese 0.048mg 0.1mg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.18mg 0.33mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 24mg 2%
Magnesium 7mg 1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 0mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 0mg 1%
Protein 0.36g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0g 0%
Net carbs 12.13g 0g N/A
Sugar 9.75g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
4
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +41880%
Contains more OtherOther +32093.5%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.