Pear Nutrition: Asian Pear Benefits & Cooking Tips

Asian and Bosc pears offer unique fiber benefits, and many varieties allow for eating the skin. Master cooking pears in a frying pan or microwave, and discover the nutritional profile of specialty items like red cactus pears.

Nutritional Value of Bosc Pears

Published Aug,25 2011 | By Brian Willett

Bosc pears are grown primarily in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington. They have brownish skin and a somewhat crunchy but tender flesh that has a sweet-spicy flavor. You can enjoy them raw or use them in baking, broiling or poaching.