Saturday, September 1, 2012

Do u know .... how many seeds in a strawberry...


Do u know .... how many seeds in a strawberry...
Did you know that strawberries are not berries because of the seeds outside a strawberry...
Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
The average strawberry has 200 seeds.
St

rawberries are a member of the rose family.
Strawberries are low fat, low calorie; high in vitamin C, fiber,
folic acid, potassium.
A serving of strawberries has more vitamin C than an orange.
Berries on a straw?
There is a legend that strawberries were named in the nineteenth century by English children who picked the fruit, strung them on grass straws and sold them as "Straws of berries".
The strawberry is an accessory fruit
What does ' Accessory fruit ' mean...
Strawberry is a fruit, as the apple, strawberry, or pineapple, that contains, in addition to a mature ovary and seeds, a significant amount of other tissue.
Accessory fruits examples are apple, strawberry, quince, pineapple, watermelon etc.
Is strawberries true berries?.
True berries, are cranberries and blueberries, having seeds inside them. If you cut open a strawberry, you will notice right away that there are no seeds inside.
The seeds are on the outside?
The “seeds” you see on the outside of a strawberry are actually the plant’s ovaries and are called “achenes.”
Each “seed” is technically a separate fruit that has a seed inside of it.

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