25/08/2022
Strawberries: vascular and heart protection, sugar control, vision support and other beneficial properties
Practically everyone loves healthy and tasty strawberries. Yes, and it fits any menu, including diet. From strawberries, even at home, you can make a scrub or face mask. What is worth knowing about it and how to choose, use and store?
Strawberries - what is it and where is it used
Despite the fact that strawberries are considered one of the most "nimble" among the berries, ripening in early summer, but, in fact, it is not a berry - just like wild rose and plum, strawberries are from the pink family, and its fruits belong to false berries (multi-nut).
One so-called strawberry contains up to 200 of them, and they look like white seeds familiar to us on the surface of the berry.
Numerous varieties of strawberries differ in size, color and fruit ripening period. Strawberries are very tasty both fresh and in different, even exotic, dishes. It goes well with fresh vegetables and meat. Strawberries are added to cocktails and smoothies.
It is important to observe the measure, as the product is allergenic. People who have a food reaction to strawberries need to eat them with caution.
In addition to being low in calories, strawberries are 90% water. In terms of the amount of vitamin C, it can compete with an orange; 8–10 strawberries are enough for this. This vitamin contributes to the production of special antibodies in the body that resist infections and inflammation.
It contains many antioxidants, including anthocyanins, which give the berry a bright red hue. There are 32 calories in 100 grams of strawberries. In addition to minerals and vitamins, strawberries contain a lot of plant compounds, flavonoids and catechins. It also contains magnesium, manganese, folic and salicylic acid.
100 grams of strawberries contain about 60 mg of vitamin C, while the daily requirement for it for women is 75 mg, and for men - 90 mg.
Nutrients present in strawberries prevent inflammation, promote heart health and reduce sugar levels.
