Scribd
Upload
57 views11 pages

Strawberries

Strawberries are a small red fruit that grows on a plant of the same name. The fruit has a fragrant texture and flavor despite its hollow center. Strawberries are enjoyed widely in many cultures for both their raw flavor and use in recipes. They provide numerous health benefits when consumed or used in beauty products due to antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber. While distributed globally, some regions have native strawberry species. China, the US, and several other countries collectively consume most of the world's strawberry production. Common uses include in pastries, with chocolate, and recipes like strawberries and cream or strawberry cheesecake.

Uploaded by

Ana Isabel Aguirre Gonzalez
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
57 views11 pages

Strawberries

Strawberries are a small red fruit that grows on a plant of the same name. The fruit has a fragrant texture and flavor despite its hollow center. Strawberries are enjoyed widely in many cultures for both their raw flavor and use in recipes. They provide numerous health benefits when consumed or used in beauty products due to antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber. While distributed globally, some regions have native strawberry species. China, the US, and several other countries collectively consume most of the world's strawberry production. Common uses include in pastries, with chocolate, and recipes like strawberries and cream or strawberry cheesecake.

Uploaded by

Ana Isabel Aguirre Gonzalez
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 11

strawberries

Aguirre González Ana Isabel


Strawberry is a small, bright red fruit, fleshy and
fragrant texture that is obtained from the plant
that receives the same name.

This fruit is born in a plant that bears the same name and
whose leaves also have medicinal properties. Despite the fact
that the center of the strawberry is usually hollow, this fruit
is the favorite in the West, not only because of its raw aroma,
but because many recipes can be made with both fresh and
processed strawberries.
Beauty products
Strawberries are used in beauty products, they occupy the
flavor of the fruit, they also take advantage of the tonality it
leaves and especially the benefits it has.
Benefits of strawberries for skin care
1.Reduces dark circles. 2.Scrub with a pleasant aroma.
3.Natural skin. 4.Whiten the skin. 5.Natural tonic.
6.Natural treatment against acne. 7.Protect ourselves from
the sun.
Strawberries characteristics
It is rich in antioxidants and minerals such as
manganese, magnesium and potassium.
Has vitamin C, B2, B3
and folic acid.
It is very rich in fiber.
About 90% is water.
It is low in sugar.
Distribution
Strawberry species are found in various parts of the world,
but are more widely distributed in the northern temperate
regions. For example, Fragaria vesca grows in the forests
and grasslands of Europe, Western Asia, and North America,
Fragaria virginiana is native to Virginia, United States, and
Fragaria chiloensis is native to Chile. Today, strawberries
are grown in many temperate areas of the world.
Consumers
The main countries that crave this fruit are, China (41%), the
USA (16%), Egypt (5%), Turkey (4%), Mexico (4%) and
Germany (3%), together they comprise almost the 73% of
world consumption.
Among these, high levels of consumption per person were
registered in 2016, with Turkey (5.2 kg / year), Egypt (4.9 kg
/ year) and the United States (4.5 kg / year) standing out
Gastronomy
Strawberries are a common
and important ingredient in
pastries, it is where they use
strawberries the most.
The perfect combination with
strawberries and chocolate,
the most delicious thing is to
eat strawberries dipped in
chocolate.
Recipes
Strawberries and cream
Ingredients
3 cups fresh strawberries,
washed and cut in half
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons sugar or to
taste
3 cups heavy cream
Condensed milk (optional)
Preparation:
In a bowl, using a mixer, combine the cream, vanilla, and sugar. Beat on
medium-high speed until soft peaks form and cream thickens. Use glasses,
layer with strawberries and cream (a layer of strawberries, a layer of cream,
etc.). Sprinkle with condensed milk, if desired, and serve immediately.
Strawberry cheesecake
Ingredients
1 package of ground maria
cookies. 1 stick of butter.
4 eggs .1 stick of cream cheese.
1 can of condensed milk.
1 can of half cream.
1 lemon in juice.
1/2 package of frozen strawberries.
1/2 cup of sugar.
20 g of gelatin.
Fresh strawberries to decorate.
Mint leaves.
Instructions
Place the ground marías cookies in a bowl and mix with the butter until they
form a paste. Place in cake pan and spread with fingers across bottom and
edges of cake.
Blend the eggs with the cream cheese, the condensed milk, the half
cream and the lemon juice; Pour the mixture over the cake
container with the cookie and bake at 180º for 25 minutes.
Blend the package of frozen strawberries until puree- Hydrate the
gelatin and add it to a cup of boiling water, then pour this mixture
into the strawberry puree and mix again.
Disassemble the cake and decorate with the fresh strawberries,
pour in the gelatin that you prepared and decorate again with the
mint leaves.
There are many more dessert and drink recipes
that use strawberries.
Ending: Strawberries are the best in the
world.

You might also like