They are available again: strawberries. This delicious homegrown summer fruit is best from June to September. But nowadays they are available all year round. You want to know this about the (Dutch) strawberry.
Are strawberries healthy?
Strawberries are full of vitamin C and low in calories. Of the popular fruits, only the kiwi contains more vitamin C. That is why it is often said that strawberries are very healthy. According to The Nutrition Center eating fruit is associated with a lower risk of diabetes and lung cancer.
But whether this red fruit is healthier than other fruit, professor of nutritional biology Renger Witkamp has doubts about that, he says to the Password. “It is very difficult to say whether a certain product is extra healthy. You have to put food in perspective, in a pattern. If you followed a one-sided strawberry diet, you would die. You need much more.”
When are they available?
An average of 60 million kilos of strawberries are grown in the Netherlands every year. We are only too happy to eat them ourselves, but some of them are also intended for export. Where strawberries used to only be in season from June to September, the fruit is now available all year round. This is because growers grow strawberries in the greenhouse from October to May.
Storing strawberries
When you have a box of strawberries at home, it is good to know how to store them best. Right in the fridge or not? And do they need to be washed first? We provide the answer to all these questions in a previous article.
The name summer kings
The red fruit is nicknamed summer kings. According to VT Wonen, the nickname comes from an advertising campaign from the 1970s. It was so successful that everyone is still talking about summer kings.
The white strawberry
In addition to red strawberries, there are also white ones. It is not that these are still immature, it is a different variety that also has its own taste. They are called pineapple strawberries. That’s because they taste fresh sour, which resembles the taste of a pineapple.
Recipes
In addition to the fact that the fruit is tasty to eat as it is, it can of course also be used in various dishes. Take a look at our recipe page for inspiration. Or choose this strawberry soup with ice cream from Emina Zorlak.
(Source: Het Voedingscentrum, Parool, Verse Harvest, VT Wonen Belgium, Culy. Photos: Shutterstock)
2023-07-13 04:01:59
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