Strawberry, also known as red raspberry and raspberry, is a red fruit. Strawberry is a general term for the Rosaceae Strawberry genus, which is a perennial herb. There are more than 50 kinds of strawberries known all over the world, native to Europe.
The appearance of strawberries is heart-shaped, delicious red and tender, the pulp is juicy, sweet and sour, and has a special rich fruit aroma. Strawberries are known as the "Queen of Fruits" due to their excellent color, fragrance and taste, and high nutritional value, rich in vitamin C, and helpful for digestion.
In addition, eating strawberries regularly has these 3 health benefits:
Supplementing with vitamin C
Strawberries contain a variety of vitamins, of which vitamin C is rich in 47 mg/100 g. Eating 10 strawberries a day can meet an adult's daily vitamin C intake needs. Vitamin C helps prevent scurvy, bleeding gums and osteoporosis.
Gut protection
A University of Massachusetts study found that eating 250 grams of strawberries a day can reduce diarrhea symptoms and inflammation of colon tissue. It also relieves the growth of harmful bacteria caused by inflammatory bowel disease, reduces healthy bacteria, and restores the balance of intestinal flora.
Prevent constipation
There are many tiny seeds on the surface of strawberries. Most of these fruit seeds are fiber and cannot be digested and absorbed by the intestinal tract, so they will stimulate intestinal peristalsis and promote intestinal contents to be excreted faster. People who often have constipation problems because of insufficient dietary fiber are very suitable for eating strawberries. People with weak stomachs and prone to diarrhea are not suitable for eating more strawberries, otherwise it will cause diarrhea.
How to choose strawberries?
1. Smell the smell of strawberries: good strawberries are more fragrant, with the unique fragrance of strawberries, while the taste of strawberries with hormones is strange or the taste of strawberries is particularly heavy.
2. Look at the appearance, focusing on the integrity and color of the strawberry. If the strawberry seems to be damaged, it is not recommended for everyone to buy it. Because such strawberries will rot very quickly when bought back. The stems of the strawberries picked on the day are bright green, and the strawberries themselves are bright red, and the flesh is hard and not soft. If you buy strawberries and find that the strawberries are soft and the color of the stem becomes dark green, it means that these strawberries have been placed for a while and are not fresh strawberries. This kind of strawberry with a soft surface has a bad taste. After washing it with water, it can't be eaten at all. It is better not to buy it.
3. Look at the stem leaves of the strawberry. If the leaves of the fruit stalks are closely attached to the strawberry pulp, most of them are not sweet, and it is not recommended to buy them. The strawberries whose stem leaves are spread out on the strawberry taste sweeter, while the strawberries whose stem leaves are close to the strawberry are mostly sour. It is very effective to choose strawberries according to this rule.
