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Avocado vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are avocados and pear different?

  • Avocados have more vitamin B5, fats, folate, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin K, vitamin E, copper, and potassium than pear.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for avocados is 27% higher.
  • Avocados contain 105 times more fats than pear. While avocados contain 14.66g of fats, pear contains only 0.14g.
  • Pear has less saturated fat.

Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Pears, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Pear
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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% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +314.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +318.1%
Contains more IronIron +205.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +131.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +540%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +333.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +195.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Avocado
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 33% 0% 2.3% 41% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61%
Pear
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 14% 0% 0.33% 2.4% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1625%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +458.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +979.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2734.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +786.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +377.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1057.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Pear DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.049mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.084g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.14g 22%
Folate 81µg 7µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.029mg 18%
Fiber 6.7g 3.1g 14%
Vitamin K 21µg 4.4µg 14%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.12mg 13%
Copper 0.19mg 0.082mg 12%
Potassium 485mg 116mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.094g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.161mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.022g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.026mg 8%
Fructose 0.12g 6.42g 8%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.111g 7%
Vitamin C 10mg 4.3mg 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 12mg 6%
Calories 160kcal 57kcal 5%
Magnesium 29mg 7mg 5%
Iron 0.55mg 0.18mg 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.012mg 5%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.048mg 4%
Protein 2g 0.36g 3%
Carbs 8.53g 15.23g 2%
Choline 14.2mg 5.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 0.63g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 1583kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 175g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 8.1 N/A
Net carbs 1.83g 12.13g N/A
Calcium 12mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 0.66g 9.75g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.002mg 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Pear
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +455.6%
Contains more FatsFats +10371.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
Pear
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11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11565.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1831.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 8% 49% 16% 13%
Starch: 0.11 g
Sucrose: 0.06 g
Glucose: 0.37 g
Fructose: 0.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Pear
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7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1083.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +602.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5250%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients
  2. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.