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Winter Nellis Pears are a perfumed sweet round fruit,
that keeps well, and is very juicy. Winter Nellis Pears
grow well in the Pacific Northwest.It is not one of the more
known pears, but is a wonderful winter pear to be eaten out of
hand and baked.
Pears are a good source of vitamin C and fiber.A medium sized pear, weighing about 166 grams, contains only 100 calories. Levulose, the sweetest of known natural sugars, is found to a greater extent in
fresh pears than any other fruit!
Here is a beautiful example of the Winter Nellis or Nelis pear:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/PacWest/Corvallis/ncgr/pony.html
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