Pear
A pear is a sweet, edible fruit produced by trees of the genus Pyrus, commonly eaten fresh or used in cooking and baking.
Also known as: pear fruit, Pyrus fruit
How big is it?
11 cm long
Also 4.331 in
Defined fruit length · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 8 cm to 14 cm.
A little perspective
About the same scale as Human heart.
Human heart: A human heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Pear
A defined medium pear 11 cm long using the USDA 178 g reference fruit mass. Cultivar and ripeness vary; the stem and leaf are excluded from calibrated fruit length.
USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portions
The marked defined fruit length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Human heart
A fist-sized adult heart represented by a 12 cm long-axis specimen. Cleveland Clinic gives an average adult mass of about 10 oz (283 g); individual anatomy varies.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked representative long axis is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why this measurement?
Why we use 11 cm
For comparison, this page uses defined fruit length. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value. The recorded range is 8 cm to 14 cm.
A defined medium pear 11 cm long using the USDA 178 g reference fruit mass. Cultivar and ripeness vary; the stem and leaf are excluded from calibrated fruit length.
The marked vertical span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Pear dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 cm | 8 cm to 14 cm | defined specimen | |
| 178 g | 140 g to 220 g | defined specimen |
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The source records and measurement method remain available for inspection.
- USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portionsReference serving masses for raw fruits; dimensions remain explicit atlas specimen choices.
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