Where strawberries originate from

"The origin of the strawberry is South America. However, because its fruit is edible and highly nutritious, it is currently cultivated in many countries around the world. It has many varieties, the total number of varieties in the world is more than 20,000, and there are dozens of excellent varieties widely cultivated in our country. Its main places of origin in China are Liaoning, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan and so on."

Strawberries are perennial herbaceous plants that flower from April to May and bear fruit from June to July, so we usually see strawberries on the market in June and July. Strawberry, also known as pineapple strawberry, is a dicotyledonous plant in the Rosaceae family, it can be said that strawberries and roses are close relatives. Strawberry plants are generally about 10-40 cm high, and the fruit produced is a large polymer fruit, up to 3 cm in diameter, showing a bright red color, this color is probably one of the reasons why strawberries are loved by people.

Strawberries are native to South America, Europe and other places. In 1714, the Dutch introduced the Chilean strawberry from South America, and then introduced the crimson strawberry from North America, and through natural hybridization with each other, many natural hybrid varieties were formed in the following decades. Strawberries were introduced to China from Russia in 1915. There were no strawberries in ancient China.

Two, the nutritional value of strawberries

Strawberries are rich in amino acids, fructose, sucrose, glucose, citric acid, malic acid, pectin, carotene, vitamins B1, B2, niacin and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and so on, these nutrients on the growth of development has a very good effect on the promotion of old people, children are very beneficial. Foreign scholars have found that the effective ingredients in strawberries can inhibit the growth of cancer. Each hundred grams of strawberries contain vitamin C50-100 mg, more than 10 times higher than apples and grapes. Scientific research has confirmed that vitamin C can eliminate the inter-cellular relaxation and tension, so that the brain cell structure is strong, delicate and elastic skin, the brain and intellectual development has an important impact. Eat some strawberries after meals, can decompose food fat, favorable digestion.