Benefit of Strawberry

Unique shape, just like a heart shape. The color of his fruit ripe red too tempting. And it was, incredibly sweet and fresh when you are lucky to get a high quality. The price is relatively expensive to make strawberry fruit mainstream elite. Is that why strawberry is the fruit of love?

Apparently not. In ancient Greece, the fruit of this one officially appointed as a symbol of the goddess of Love as being outside inside. The beauty of love when it is symbolized by the color, taste, and the permissibility of this fruit. Since then, this fruit became popular.

Strawberry is a fruit of herbaceous plants which have an average of 200 small seeds per one fruit. There's 700 kinds of strawberries. One type of the species named Fragaria chiloensis L. This type of spread to various countries in America, Europe and Asia. Other species of F. vesca L. This one is more widespread than other species. This type of strawberry is also the first entry into Indonesia. The red color in ripe strawberries is very reasonable. The red color is caused because the fruit is rich in color pigments and antioxidants antosianin high. Hearing the words of antioxidants, you must already know that it means, Khasiatnya very much. And you are right! Strawberry fruit keep nutrients extraordinary. In addition to these antioxidants, it is also rich in fiber, low in calories, and contain vitamin C, folate, potassium, and ellagic acid.

Want to know the efficacy of strawberry?

1. Strawberry able to shrink cholesterol levels.
2. Strawberry could help cripple the active work of cancer because they contain ellagic acid is.
3. Strawberry can reduce the symptoms of a stroke.
4. Strawberry contains anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory.
5. Concentrations of seven antioxidants in strawberry that is higher than other fruits or vegetables, so the strawberry is a fruit that effectively prevents the oxidation process in the body (Oxidation is the breakdown of body tissue due to free radicals. Oxidation is also responsible for the aging process).
6. Strawberry is rich in vitamin C is very beneficial for growing children.
7. Strawberry is just a little sugary diet is also suitable for for people with diabetes.
8. Strawberry eaten regularly can smoothen the skin and make skin tones look more bright and clean. Efficacy of other famous anti-wrinkle!
9. Strawberry can whiten or clean the surface of the tooth.
10. Strawberry effective against rheumatism and arthritis.
11. Strawberry leaves also nutritious because it has astringent substance.
    

Three to four cups of boiling water per day strawberry leaves, can effectively stop the attacks of diarrhea.

The need for adult vitamin C per day can be satisfied by 8 pieces of strawberry (98 mg). Needs fiber also can be fulfilled at the same time.

Efficacy-side properties are also still a lot of this fruit.
For health, strawberry best eaten fresh, either whole or created juice. Khasiatnya if it is made of jam or a part of processed foods, will be greatly reduced. Because of that, try to consume fresh strawberry.

Be careful in storing these fruits, because the strawberries are already rotten can spread very quickly to the other strawberries stored together. Strawberry can stand 4 days in the refrigerator. But in the freezer, this fruit can last for 1 month with proper storage. Arrange strawberries in a separate one, then freeze. Once frozen, flush with water and put in plastic, then freeze again. I save like this is suitable for making juice.

With so many uses strawberries, be assured that this fruit is called the fruit of love matches. Fruit that can be a loving gift from you to your own body's health.

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