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Pear calories per cup: 53–419 across all 5 named USDA examples

Across all 5 named USDA examples, a cup contains 53–419 calories. Their listed weights span 125–250 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 1 fruit · 275 g

116calories

Pear, Asian, raw

Protein
1.4 g
Carbs
29.2 g
Fat
0.6 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 5 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 5 exact records in this guide report 54–116 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 42–262 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Pear, begin by separating “Pear, Asian, raw” from “Pear, raw.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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Equal-weight view

How pear records compare at 100 grams

All 5 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Pear, Asian, raw 42 kcal
    42 kcal
  2. Pear, canned, juice pack 45 kcal
    45 kcal
  3. Pear, canned, in syrup 59 kcal
    59 kcal
  4. Pear, raw 59 kcal
    59 kcal
  5. Pear, dried 262 kcal
    262 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 5 named USDA records in view: 5 direct matches. They span 2 source categories, including Pears and Dried fruits. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 5 records together under the exact grouping key “pear.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Pear, this page can compare 5 named records from FDC 2709255 through FDC 2709254. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

40–275 g before composition

The largest source amount is 6.9× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

220 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “Asian”; the higher is “dried.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

6.0 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “in syrup” (1.5 g) and “dried” (7.5 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every pear.

Important: “Lower” begins with Pear, canned, juice pack; “higher” ends with Pear, Asian, raw, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every pear meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Pear, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Pear nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Pear, Asian, raw Direct name match 275 gUSDA reference amount 116 kcal 42 1.4 g 9.9 g 0 mg FDC 2709255 ↗
Pear, canned, in syrup Direct name match 125 gUSDA reference amount 74 kcal 59 0.2 g 1.9 g 3 mg FDC 2709257 ↗
Pear, canned, juice pack Direct name match 120 gUSDA reference amount 54 kcal 45 0.3 g 1.8 g 6 mg FDC 2709258 ↗
Pear, dried Direct name match 40 gUSDA reference amount 105 kcal 262 0.7 g 3 g 2 mg FDC 2709208 ↗
Pear, raw Direct name match 180 gUSDA reference amount 106 kcal 59 0.7 g 5.6 g 5 mg FDC 2709254 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 40 to 275 grams—a 235-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 54 calories for “juice pack” to 116 for “Asian.” At a fixed 100 grams, “Asian” is 42 calories and “dried” is 262—a fixed-weight separation of 220 calories. For Pear, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “Asian, raw”, “canned, in syrup”, “canned, juice pack”, “dried”, and “raw”. The source formulations contain 7 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include pears, canned, water pack, solids and liquids, apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid, pears, asian, raw, and pears, dried, sulfured, uncooked. On this Pear page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Pear” cannot resolve the differences between Pear, Asian, raw and Pear, raw. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 40–275 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “Asian, raw”, “canned, in syrup”, “canned, juice pack”, “dried”, and “raw”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    7 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Pear, Asian, raw” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Pear unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that pear is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“Asian, raw”, “canned, in syrup”, “dried”, and “raw”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Pear source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 5 exact records behind Pear source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Pear, dried is higher in sodium per 100 g

Pear, dried reports 6 mg versus 0 mg for Pear, Asian, raw: a 6 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Pear, canned, in syrup is denser; Pear, Asian, raw is higher in its source amount

Pear, canned, in syrup reports 59 kcal per 100 g and 74 kcal in USDA source amount (125 g). Pear, Asian, raw reports a lower 42 kcal per 100 g but a higher 116 kcal in USDA source amount (275 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Pear, Asian, raw” from “Pear, raw”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Pear source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

A formulation detail that separates records Apple juice, frozen concentrate, unsweetened, undiluted, without added ascorbic acid

USDA input 9017 appears in 1 of 5 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 12–12 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Sugars, granulated

USDA input 19335 appears in 1 of 5 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 8–8 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Iron: density and serving context

In this page’s records, iron runs from 0 mg in Pear, Asian, raw to 2.1 mg in Pear, dried, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Sodium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, sodium runs from 0 mg in Pear, Asian, raw to 6 mg in Pear, dried, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 1 context record in this source topic Dried fruits

Pear, dried belongs to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Pear, Asian, raw

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2709255 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 5 records share this broad food family Fruit: broader category context

Pear, Asian, raw and Pear, canned, in syrup, plus 3 more are assigned to Feast’s Fruit editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

Follow this evidence path