All about the Strawberry Fruit

Everyone knows and has tasted the strawberry fruit. Some people might have tasted it through food flavor. Strawberries can be consumed through famous dishes like pie, cakes, salads and many more. It is one of the most famous icecream flavors – the favorite flavor of many ice cream lovers. In fact, 94% of the households in U.S. consume strawberries. That is how much people consume the strawberry fruit, but how much do they really know about this fruit? Strawberries, or Fregariaananassa, are fruits from strawberry plants that are cultivated worldwide in large scale. It is a hybrid fruit, which means that it was crossbred between two different kinds of fruits within the same genus. The fruit was first bred in France, and it was transported and introduced to other places in Europe and, to other parts of the world later on. Here are a few fun trivia about strawberries that you might not have known: 1) The only fruit to have its seeds outside the skin 2) It is related to roses 3) The strawberry fruit has been associated with love for centuries (as documented in history) 4) Contains an average of 200 seeds 5) More than half of 7-9 year olds will pick strawberry as their favorite flavor 6) There is an entire museum dedicated to strawberries in Belgium Strawberries can give you a lot of health benefits. One of them is improving your resistance to illness by strengthening your immune system. This fruit contains a lot of vitamin C. Actually, if you consume 2 servings of freshly sliced strawberries, you will have already consumed the entire amount of vitamin C that you need for the whole day. Another health benefit that strawberries have is that they help prevent cancer-causing cells. They contain antioxidants that help your body get rid of radical cells, or unstable cells that may result to cancer. AStrawberry containsellagic acid that helps stop the growth and spread of existing cancer cells inside a human body. Lastly, thestrawberry fruit are good for the heart. They are known to lower the level of cholesterol by helping reduce the lipoprotein inside a person. Lipoprotein is responsible for the plaque build-up in arteries that can lead to serious clogging. If you do not like strawberries, or do not consider yourself a he fan of the fruit, then I suggest that you start consuming strawberries because of the benefits that they will bring you. A strawberry fruit is more than just a delicious fruit; it is also a unique and beneficial to your health.