Strawberry time! The red deliciousness laughs again from market stalls and plantations and offers one of the healthiest pleasures of the summer. Most people can’t get enough of strawberries, and they don’t have to: strawberries are 90 percent water, and with their amazingly low nutritional value of 32 kilocalories per 100 grams, they provide vitamins and minerals to satiety.
Are strawberries healthy?
Strawberries taste simply delicious and are an ideal “slimming fruit”. Of course, this is only true as long as you don’t dip them in whipped cream or sugar. It is best to enjoy strawberries pure or with a sauce of yogurt, sweetened with a little honey. Then strawberries are not only a full pleasure, but also a valuable contribution to a healthy diet.
Here are six reasons why strawberries are so healthy:
- Strawberries contain more defense-boosting vitamin C than oranges.
- Nutritionists use them against anemia since ancient times because of their high content of folic acid and iron.
- The high calcium content protects bones from osteoporosis.
- Potassium and magnesium protect the heart.
- Strawberries contain salicylic acid, which relieves symptoms of gout and rheumatism.
- Secondary plant compounds from the group of phenolic acids protect against cancer and prevent arteriosclerosis.
5 facts about strawberries – Silke Hamann
Strawberry: Ingredients of a portion
Ingredients of a large serving of strawberries (250 grams) at a glance:
- 80 kilocalories
- 1 gram fat
- 40 micrograms folic acid
- 162.6 milligrams vitamin C
- 62.6 milligrams calcium
- 37.6 milligrams magnesium
- 362.5 milligrams potassium
Shelf life of strawberries
Because of their high water content, strawberries are sensitive to pressure, perishable and quickly lose their flavor. Therefore, caution is paramount during transport and storage. Loosely spread out, undamaged fruit will keep for one to two days in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.
To wash, dip the whole berries briefly in cold water and carefully pat dry. To avoid diluting the flavor, it is recommended to remove stems and leaves only after washing. Fresh strawberries not only taste better, they are also healthier. The vitamins and secondary plant substances they contain suffer from long transport times. One should therefore prefer strawberries from local regions.