Fruit facts: Strawberry nutrition facts

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Strawberry fruit nutrition facts Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) belongs to genus Fragaria and is a hybrid plant between Fragaria virginiana of North America and Fragaria chiloensis form Chile.

This hybrid has a typical aroma, flavour and bright red colour. In commercial production the hybrid has replaced the other species and a number of cultivars have been developed form it.

Strawberry is actually an accessory fruit as it develops from the receptacle which holds the ovaries.

Strawberry is a good source of flavonoids and vitamin C. 100g of it provides more than half the daily requirement of vitamin C. The fruit contains fair amount of dietary fibre.

Flavonoids like kaempferol and quercetin are particularly helpful in the regulation of the effects of the low density lipoproteins. Ellagic acid in this fruit binds to carcinogens, and protect us from cancer.

Nutrient values and weights given below are calculated for edible portion only. About 5% of strawberry is wasted as caps and stems.
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Fruit facts: Strawberry nutrition

Nutrients	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g
Water	g	90.95	150.98
Energy	kcal	32	53
Carbohydrate	g	7.68	12.75
Protein	g	0.67	1.11
Lipid (fat)	g	0.30	0.50
Ash	g	0.40	0.66
Dietary fibre	g	2.0	3.3

Fruit facts: Carbohydrates nutrition

Carbohydrates nutition	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g
Sugars	g	4.89	8.12
Sucrose	g	0.47	0.78
Glucose (dextrose)	g	1.99	3.30
Fructose	g	2.44	4.05

Fruit facts: Strawberry minerals nutrition

Minerals	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g
Calcium	mg	16	27
Selenium	mcg	0.4	0.7
Iron	mg	0.41	0.68
Fluoride	mcg	4.4	7.3
Magnesium	mg	13	22
Manganese	mg	0.39	0.64
Phosphorus	mg	24	40
Copper	mg	0.05	0.08
Potassium	mg	153	254
Zinc	mg	0.14	0.23
Sodium	mg	1	2

Fruit facts: Strawberry vitamins nutrition

Vitamins nutrition	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g
Vitamin C	mg	58.8	97.6
Thiamin	mg	0.02	0.04
Riboflavin	mg	0.02	0.04
Niacin	mg	0.39	0.64
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.13	0.21
Vitamin B6	mg	0.05	0.08
Folate	mcg	24	40
Choline	mg	5.7	9.5
Betaine	mg	0.2	0.3
Vitamin A IU	IU	12	20
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.29	0.48
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	2.2	3.7

Fruit facts: Lipids nutrition

Lipids nutrition	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g
Saturated fatty acids	g	0.02	0.03
Monounsaturated fatty acids	g	0.04	0.07
Polyunsaturated fatty acids	g	0.16	0.26
Phytosterols	mg	12	20

Fruit facts: Strawberry aminoacids nutrition

Nutrients	Units	Value per 100g	One cup sliced 165g
Tryptophan	g	0.01	0.01
Serine	g	0.03	0.04
Threonine	g	0.02	0.03
Proline	g	0.02	0.03
Isoleucine	g	0.02	0.03
Glycine	g	0.03	0.04
Leucine	g	0.03	0.05
Glutamic acid	g	0.10	0.16
Lysine	g	0.03	0.04
Aspartic acid	g	0.15	0.25
Methionine	g	0.002	0.003
Alanine	g	0.03	0.06
Cystine	g	0.01	0.01
Histidine	g	0.01	0.02
Phenylalanine	g	0.02	0.03
Arginine	g	0.03	0.05
Valine	g	0.02	0.03
Tyrosine	g	0.02	0.04

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database