I never used to buy tinned fruits as I always preferred the fresh option but recently I have noticed that when buying fresh pears they always seem to be very hard and I love soft pears so have turned to tinned ones from Tesco. These pears come in a tin that could not be mistaken for anything else, the tin is covered with pictures of pears, and each tin has a net weight of 410g with a drained weight of 225g. The pears in this are not pear halves like many tinned pears tend to be but instead are quarters, the juice they are in is very natural and not too sweet and the pears themselves are always of very high quality, very soft and never broken into ...  Read the complete review

I find that personally I prefer to buy tinned fruit rather than fresh. This is because it can be eaten straight out of the tin with no preperation whatsoever & also because tinned fruit is often cheaper than fresh fruit. These Pears are no exception Tesco's Quartered Pears in juice is good value for money. The price of the tin varies regularly although it is usually priced between £0.40 & £0.45. You can also buy the pears in syrup for a slightly cheaper price plus, Tesco also sell Pear Halves in syrup or juice which are slightly cheaper still. A tin of these Pears contains 225g of fruit when drained. This is just short of 1 portion of your ...  Read the complete review

The packaging These pears come in a tin, with pictures of pears all over the front of the tin. They are keen to advise the consumer that the pears are quartered and in juice. A 250g serving acts as 1 of your 5 a day. In each tin you will find a net weight of 410g and drained weight of 225g. The tin itself needs a tin opener, as it does not have the pull tab. The experience As a family we like fresh fruit and always have a lot in our fruit bowl. However we also buy a lot of tinned fruit for occasions we are looking for a quick desert for after tea. Upon opening the tin, I was happy to see that the pears filled up a lot of the tin, allowing ...  Read the complete review