Many people are on low carb or no carb diets, such as the Atkins Diet, in an attempt to get their weight under control. Obviously, when on one of these diets it is important to know which foods are high in carbs so that you can avoid them, and to know which foods are low in carbs so that you can add more of them to your diet.

So what about pears? Are pears high in carbs?

Yes, pears do have a moderately high amount of carbohydrates. A medium sized pear not only has 27.5 grams of total carbohydrates, but 96% of the total calories from the fruit is coming from the carbs.

This means that pears should definitely be avoided if you are trying to keep your carbohydrate intake low.