STRAWBERRIES NUTRITION FACTS

Even the ancient Romans contributed miraculous healing powers to strawberries, although they did not cultivate them. According to the Romans wild strawberries alleviated the symptoms of melancholy, helped against faints, infections from a diverse factors and fever, stones in the kidneys and intoxications of the blood, the liver and the bile. For the Romans they were a symbol of the goddess Venus because of their color and heart-shaped form. Probably since then dates back the superstition that if you split a couple of strawberries with a beloved person, you will be together forever. Today strawberries are being raised everywhere because man has appreciated not only their amazing flavor, but also their nutritious value.

What makes strawberries so useful and wanted?

The energy value of 100g strawberries is 135kcal.
They have a wonderful aroma, which is due to the essential ingredients in the fruit.
Strawberries are very healthy during a spring fatigue, scurvy, rheumatism and recovery after a heavy illness because of the high content of vitamin C.
They are rich in sugars (6.5-11%), including: fructose (3.6-3.8%), glucose (1.3-1.6%), sucrose (1.6-2.7%). It is proved that fructose and glucose decompose very fast in the organism and because of this, strawberries do not increase cholesterol levels and even though consumed in large quantities, they do not make you obese.
This makes the fruit beneficial for people who are on diets and for sportsmen who are in a period of getting free of fats.
The organic acids in strawberries: lemon acid, apple acid, salitsil acid and oxalic acid, they improve metabolism in the organism and facilitate digestion.
Strawberries are rich in mineral salts: potassium (130-160mg), phosphorus (20-30mg), calcium (26-30mg). This makes them a nutritious food for all adults.