Pears

By Jesus
Rangel

World Geography Connection

The Bartlett pear was discovered in

1765 by an English schoolmaster
named John Stair. It is also known
as the Williams pear in other parts
of the world.

History Connection
In the eighth century
b.c., pears captured
the praise of the
greek poet Homer.

The Bartlett pear was

developed in
England in the 17th
Century by a
schoolmaster named
John Stair.

The romans proceeded to

use grafting techniques to
develop more than 50
varieties and introduce
pears into other parts of
europe.

Bartlett eventually came

west when the fourtyniners headed to the
great California Gold
Rush.

In 1812, nurseryman enoch

Bartlett Discovered the pear
variety and, unaware of the
pears true name, distributed it
as a Bartlett.

From Pear Tree to You

Nutritional Values
Pears pack a nutritional punch!
A medium sized pear (about
166 grams) is a nutrientdense food that contains
only 100 calories, and is fat
free.
Pears are one of the leading
fruit sources of fiber. A
medium-sized pear packs 6
grams of fiber, which equals
about 24% of the
recommended daily value.
Pears are a good source of
vitamin C. Each mediumsized pear contains
approximately 7 mg, which is
10% of the daily value.

Agricultural Marketing

Slog
I Swear, Try the Dare and Youll
anthe Pear!
Enjoy

(Like Rick
Ross)

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