Canned Pears

part of: Pear

Canned pears in pear juice have a clean, gentle sweetness and a smooth, yielding texture. They’re one of the mildest canned fruits, making them a go-to for young children and a versatile ingredient that doesn’t overpower other flavours.

Like canned peaches, they’re a product Australia has produced in large volumes for generations. Served chilled with yoghurt, warmed in a crumble, or simply eaten straight from the tin, they’re an unpretentious pantry staple. Packing in pear juice rather than syrup keeps the flavour clean and the sugar content closer to what the fruit provides naturally.

Farmed

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How it's made

Ripe pears — typically Bartlett (Williams) varieties — are harvested, washed, peeled, halved, and cored by machine. The prepared fruit is packed into cans and covered with pear juice made from the same fruit. The cans are sealed and retorted at high temperature to sterilise and cook the pears to a soft, even consistency.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 46kcal

Protein 0.5g

Carbs 8.7g

Fat 0g

Fibre 1.7g Sugar 8.7g

Mass Distribution

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈1.12kg

Freshwater ≈212.06L

Land ≈1.24m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

Made from

Pear, fruit

In the kitchen

Used as

dessert and baking fruit

Goes well with

chocolate cream vanilla almond blue cheese

Classic dishes

Pear Belle Hélène
Pear and Custard Tart
Pear Crumble

Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

FSANZ

How it was calculated

Recipe

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