How Much Oxalate Is in Pear?
mg oxalate
per serving
Serving: 1 medium (178 g)
Verdict: 🟢 Safe
Per 100g: 0.6 mg
Data: Harvard T.H. Chan SPH (2024)
Here's the takeaway: Pear earns a Safe rating (🟢) at 1 mg oxalate per serving. Being under 25 mg means it fits comfortably in everyday eating. Keep your usual habits — adequate fluids and calcium in meals — and Pear poses no special concern.
Putting Pear in context: it lands well below the category average of 21 mg. In the database, 89% of fruits (101 of 113) fall in the 🟢 Safe group (under 25 mg oxalate/serving). The typical fruits here averages 21 mg oxalate per serving, so Pear runs 96% below that baseline. That places it among the lower-oxalate options in its category. Why this matters: the gap between two Safe foods can be wide — one may hold 5 mg oxalate while another sits at 24 mg. The lower one leaves more room in your day. See all fruits rated Safe for a full side-by-side.
Why does oxalate per 100g matter?
Normalizing to 100 grams removes serving-size differences, so you can judge which food is genuinely denser in oxalate. It matters most when you eat a bigger or smaller portion than the listed serving. For context, Pear measures 1 mg per 1 medium, rated Safe.
How accurate is the oxalate measurement?
These values come from Harvard's 2024 ion-chromatography analysis — the gold-standard method for oxalate. Real measured data rather than estimates. Sample-to-sample variation exists, but no published source is more dependable for food oxalate. For Pear, the measured oxalate value is 1 mg per 1 medium (Safe).
How does this compare to other foods?
The ratings split at 25 mg (Safe) and 100 mg (Avoid), with 25-99 mg in the Caution band. For context against similar foods, the category pages on OxalateWatch rank every item in that group by oxalate. For Pear, the measured oxalate value is 1 mg per 1 medium (Safe).