With the blossoming of the spring, on our table come the strawberries, fragrant seasonal delight. After having bought some delicious baskets, we will taste them in fruit salad, with a little lemon or sugar or with ice cream.
Those who love sweet and sour can add them to the salad, taking care to season it with a few drops of balsamic vinegar. To savor its sweetness as a snack instead, they will be perfect blended with a little milk. To prepare a tasty drink, replace the classic cow's milk with almond milk, perhaps with some fresh mint leaves.

But before bringing them to the table, why not know them a little better?

Here are 10 curiosities about strawberries

They belong to the Rosaceae family

The strawberries are a false fruit, properly belonging to the plants of the genus Fragaria. What we eat of the plants is a sweet aggregation of seeds that comes from the inflorescence. This type of fruit is called aggregate fruit.

A perennial plant

If you buy a plant, you will be harvesting strawberries for 5 consecutive years.

They are rich in nitrate

This element helps to oxygenate the blood and helps it flow to muscles and tissues.

They have more vitamin C than oranges

They exceed the citrus fruits with a vitamin presence of 54 mg every 100g.

Ideal against cholesterol

The pectin of which they are rich absorbs carbohydrates and lipids in the intestine making them valuable for those suffering from diabetes and high cholesterol.

Precious for the hair

The high content of copper in strawberries makes it a natural tool to counteract hair loss and increase its strength.

dietary

Despite the sweet taste, they are good allies of the diet. Eating 100 grams, we take less than 40 kilocalories.

Not just red

Although the most appreciated and widespread strawberry is the classic red, there are other types. High green food is also interesting for the green strawberry, characterized by a taste reminiscent of pineapple and ideal for the preparation of savory dishes.

They have an ancient history

It seems that the ancient Romans cultivated them to treat depression, pressure drops, inflammation and kidney stones. The Native Americans ate them instead before the arrival of the colonists consuming them natural or cooked in corn buns.

There is a strawberry museum

In Belgium the Musée de la fraise welcomes many enthusiasts every year ready to discover the characteristics of strawberries and their history. Here you can buy various food products based on strawberries (including beer) and numerous objects and accessories that recall its shape.

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