The pear is a juicy, fleshy fruit and one of the most important produced in temperate regions. It grows from 2 to 20 m in height and its fruit is the pear. It lives for an average of 65 years, although it can reach 400. Deep woody roots, erect trunk, gray with cracked bark. Ovate leaves up to 10 cm long, with a glossy dark green upper surface and yellow petioles. White or pinkish-white flowers with petals of up to 1.5 cm in corymbs of 3 to 7. The fruit is an edible pommel, from green to brown. Benefits for your health: Pears have a large amount of vitamins, such as A, B1, B2, B3, C, E and K. It is rich in folic acid, copper, phosphorus, potassium, boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium and sulfur. The fiber in pears tends to accumulate in bile acid, which, excess accumulation in the intestine, is what usually increases the risk of colorectal cancer, as well as intestinal problems, therefore, pear fiber in contact with bile acid helps you prevent colon cancer.