Pears, dried leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pears, dried comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple, raw for more fiber and less sugar.
Pick Pears, dried for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.49 g0.71 gWIN
- Carbohydrate23.86 g26.6 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.21 g2.86 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN17.61 g23.74 g
- Total fat0.26 g0.24 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.01 g
- Sodiumless is better3.51 mg2.29 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better175.44 mg203.44 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.53 mg12.98 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.23 mg0.8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better8.77 mg12.6 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—2.67 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

