The Origin of Strawberry and Efficacy for Health

strawberry or precisely strawberries garden (also known as strawberries, daribahasa Netherlands aardbei) is a variety of strawberries the most widely known in the world. as other species in the genus fragaria (strawberries), this fruit is in the family rosaceae. in general fruit this is not fruit, but the fruit of false, that is flesh not are from ovaries plants (achenium) but from the bottom of hypanthium shaped Bowl.place ovaries the plant is located. 

strawberries already Cook strawberries Green whitish when developing, and in most species turned into a Red when cooking. its name from English ancient streawberigeyang is a combination of streawatau "straw" and berige or "Berry". reason naming is still not clear. some species lepidopteramengambil source of the food from plants strawberries, making this species pest main plants strawberries.
although many people call strawberry as fruit, but according records Wikipedia, strawberry actually not fruit true. unlike blueberry and cranberry, srtawberry is fruit fake where the seeds of his not be in flesh, but the spread evenly on the surface of fruit. while still developing this fruit White Green, and when cooking will Red light.
but the theory of the most popular on the origin of the name of this fruit is based on how to plant (in the ancient). in which the way to plant fruit this way sprinkled seeds above the ground (strewn). the word streabergen (strea is the scatter, and Bergen is seeds or fruit). of the word "streabergen" this is then developed into streberie, strauberie, straubery, strauberry, and the last be strawberry. strawberry fruit in Indonesia based note, this fruit first sign in to Indonesia in period petengahan 90s. the nature of the plant that require cold air make strawberry developed in the areas of the top of the existing in Indonesia. originally species strawberry developed is fragaria vesca L. which is the fastest spread all over the world. but if you are now buy fruit strawberryyang in self-self-service, it is the type of strawberry hybrid. fruit this is the result cross of fragaria Virginia L. VAR duchesne which has a sweet taste dominant with fragaria chiloensis L. VAR dhucesne who have the size of a rather large.

let's look at least the content contained in the strawberry fruit. 1. vitamin C. the content of vitamin C. contained in strawberries more than 1 Orange Orange, because of strawberries provide 94 milligrams of vitamin C. or 1,5 the needs of vitamin C. daily. many benefits of consuming vitamin C., among other health care teeth and gums children healthy, help wound healing and boost immunity against infection and be antioxidants that helps reduce the risk of several types of cancer. 2. calories eight stoberi or 1 glasses strawberries contains only 50 calories and does not contain cholesterol or saturated fatty acids. the same amount also provide 30 micrograms (.mu.g), folic acid. this amount equal to 7,5 percent of the needs of folic acid daily for pregnant women, namely 400 .mu.g. folic acid is important to prevent the tube defects neural fetus. in addition, 1 glasses strawberries also contains skitar 270 milligrams of potassium, where the potassium is one of mineral suggested in the diet for people who want to lower blood pressure. the same amount also megandung about 4 grams of fiber, which can help reduce the fat blood cholesterol and nourish the channel pencernakan. 3. of antioxidants in a study, strawberry fruit rank highest antioxidants. antioxidant a compounds can protect the cells of damage by materials penimbul cancer. antioxidant work with prevent or interfere with the process that can lead to the formation of cancer cells. in addition, antioxidants in the strawberry provide protection at heart, and anti-inflammatory. in an attempt to extract strawberries by the Department of agirculture the US, the extract shows power inhibitory great to the cell growth cervical cancer and breast cancer cells. some of the study also shows, acid ellagik that exist in the strawberry can inhibit the lung cancer, esophagus, breast, skin, and liver cancer caused by the digestive chemicals. in the experiment with breast cancer cells, acid ellagik can inhibit the growth up to 45 percent.

kuercetin that exist in the strawberry can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer and breast cancer. strawberries also containing compounds phytochemicals the acid ellagik, quercetin, kaempferol, acid phenolic and anthocyanin known to be able to prevent clotting Dara, one of the cause of people in contact with a heart attack or stroke. nutrient content strawberry fruit fresh in 160 grams contains: energy 50 calories, protein 1 gram, carbohydrates 11,65 grams, fiber 3,81 grams, calcium 23, 24 mg, magnesium 16,60 mg, phosphorus 31,54 mg, potassium 44,82 mg, selenium 1,16 mg, vitamin C. 94,12 mg, folic 29,38 mg, vitamin a 44,82 iu.