Lucky for us, we can use the same vegetable for each. Like many other vegetables, there are different kinds of pumpkins. And of this 99 percent, most are a variety known as Connecticut Field. Connecticut Field pumpkins are generally too stringy and too large to eat. For baking needs, the small Sugar pumpkin is the most common.
Pumpkins are a good source of vitamin A and potassium.
Varieties of pears you're likely to find in your grocery store at this time of year are Bartlett, Anjou, and Bosc. Pears, like bananas, seldom ripen on the tree. If tree ripened, the flesh will become mealy. Therefore, growers pick pears when they are mature but still green and firm. This way, they ripen in the marketplace or at home.