Pears, canned in juice leads 9–1 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pears, canned in juice comes out ahead, winning 9 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apples, canned for less sodium.
Pick Pears, canned in juice for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.27 g0.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate25.13 g25.88 g
- Fibermore is better2.99 g3.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better22.15 g19.4 gWIN
- Total fat0.64 g0.14 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.1 g0.01 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4.48 mg8 mg
- Potassiummore is better104.48 mg192 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better5.97 mg18 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.36 mg0.58 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better4.48 mg14 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.3 mg3.2 mgWIN
- 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.

