Strawberry

At the time of the Greeks and Romans it was a wild plant, a symbol of the goddess Venus because of its shape and color, and her first botanical illustrations were published in the 1454th year. Belgium she has dedicated a museum.

Description

This fruit is also used as a filling for cakes and fruit pies, rolls, pancakes and dumplings made ​​from potato dough.

Strawberries are fruits low shrubs plant that grows wild but is also cultivated systematically. Belonging to the family Rosaceae (rose), which on a long stalk with three scaly leaves. They flower is white, and the fruit red.

Cultivation have grown very large and red strawberries. From garden strawberry known as pineapple strawberry fruit big and sweet-sour taste.

Salubrity

Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin B-9, is important in blood formation and participates in the metabolism of amino acids. Lack of this vitamin in the diet causes fatigue and anemia, and insufficient intake of folate increases the risk of colorectal cancer. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, which can be taken as a vitamin supplement or fortified foods this vitamin. When found in foods as a natural ingredient called folate, and most contain ga strawberries, oranges, green leafy vegetables and asparagus.
Vitamin C from food acts as a powerful antioxidant that reduces the risk of the formation of some types of cancer: mouth, throat, stomach, colon, and lung. Demonstrated the greater effectiveness of vitamin C naturally contained in foods such as strawberries, from that taken as a vitamin supplement (supplement), which is associated with the interaction of vitamin C and other ingredients in the food.
Antioxidants provide protection by destroying the body of free radicals, which damage cells and contribute to the onset of cancer and heart disease, accelerating the aging process. The content of antioxidants in strawberries are seven times higher than in apples or bananas and two times higher than in oranges or grapes.
Plant phenols include flavonoids and phenolic acids. They are found in almost every fruits, vegetables and grains, and significantly affect the stability and properties of food (flavor and color). In addition, plant phenols have an important role in preventing the oxidation of fats in the body.


Energy and nutritive value

According to the pyramid diet, recommended to take 2-4 servings of fruit a day. As a unit of meals taken 8 medium size strawberries, which is approximately 150 g Energy value per unit is 50 kcal meal.
Strawberries are an excellent source of folate (one serving of strawberries provides 20% of the recommended daily requirement) and vitamin C (one serving of strawberries provides 140% of the recommended daily requirement), and contain plant phenols which, along with antioxidants, reduces the risk of cancer and heart disease.
A good source of dietary fiber - one meal provided 16% of the recommended daily requirement. Dietary fiber are beneficial to the digestive system, lowers blood cholesterol, reduce the risk of heart disease and protect against cancer of the colon.