Pear

pears are sensetive to handle them as little as possible. display them in the box in which the fruit arrived instead of “dumping” the fruit into an old box or display unit.Pears should be ripened at room tempeture. Ripened fruit must be refrigerated and used as soon as possible.

storage temperature:
Pears must be stored between 0.5c and 4c. During the cold chain process, from farm to store, this temperature should be maintained. once the pears are delivered to the store, it is vital that they are stored in the back-up fridge befor going to the shope floor.

Nutritionals facts per 100g:
Energy…………………300kJ
Protein………………..1g
Fat………………………trace
Carbohydrates…….15g
Dietary Fibre………..2g