Strawberries

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Facts sourced through Google

• The first fruit to ripen in Spring

• Each berry has over 200 seeds on top

• Strawberries are members of the rose family

• 8 medium strawberries = approximately 50 calories

• Rich in Vitamin C, Fibre and Potassium

• Has more Vitamin C than one orange

• Known to block cancer causing substances

• There is a strawberry museum in Belgium

• Helps protect the skin from harmful rays

• They help fight plaque

• Can survive a range of conditions

• There are 103 species of strawberries

• Great dipped in chocolate and on cheese platters for entertaining

• Have made their way into “strawberry” lip balms!

• Strawberries have been to space (1969)