Energetics of Food

Energetics of Pears: 3,000 Years of Deliciousness</a>
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Energetics of Pears: 3,000 Years of Deliciousness

Originating from Central Asia, the pear has been around for over 3,000 years. In the epic The Odyssey, Homer refers to pears as the “gift of the gods”.

Pears are surprisingly heart-healthy due to their high amounts of vitamin C and a wide variety of flavonoids. Vitamin C and flavonoids have a synergistic relationship, each helping to improve the antioxidant potential of the other. They are also a good source of copper, a mineral that helps protect the body from free radicals, via its role as a component in superoxide dismutase (SOD). SOD is an enzyme that helps eliminate superoxide free radicals.

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