Pear: nutrition for pregnancy & family
Also known as Naspoti, Nashpati, Nashpatino, Berikai, Tang, Soh phoh, Sabarjil, Naspati, Berikkai, Berikaya. Food group: Fruits. Vegetarian.
What 100 g gives you in pregnancy
| Folate | 5.3 mcg — 1% of the daily need in pregnancy |
- Folate lowers the risk of neural tube defects, which form in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country — folate is 600 mcg in US guidance against 570 mcg in India's — so percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They are for 100 g of this food and are a guide, not a meal plan; your doctor may advise different amounts for you.
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Pear in Indian languages
| Assamese | Naspoti |
| Bengali | Nashpati |
| Gujarati | Nashpatino |
| Hindi | Nashpati |
| Kannada | Berikai |
| Kashmiri | Tang |
| Khasi | Soh phoh |
| Malayalam | Sabarjil |
| Manipuri | Naspati |
| Marathi | Nashpati |
| Odia | Nashpati |
| Punjabi | Nashpati |
| Tamil | Berikkai |
| Telugu | Berikaya |
| Urdu | Nashpati |
Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 38 kcal |
| Protein | 0.4 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 8.1 g |
| Fibre | 4.5 g |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Calcium | 7 mg |
| Folate | 5 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 3.3 mg |
Nutrition source: ICMR-NIN — Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT). Values are typical per 100 g and vary by variety and preparation.
Educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Most everyday foods are fine in normal amounts — ask your doctor or dietitian about anything specific to your pregnancy.