Pineapple strawberries: large, tasty and healthy

Everyone doesn't mind enjoying juicy and sweet strawberries in the summer! And in winter I would be happy to open a jar of strawberry jam and enjoy a tea party or a piping hot pie with strawberry filling... Dreams. But dreams become reality if you know about the secrets of growing strawberries and their especially outstanding varieties.

Today on the agenda is strawberry pineapple. This is a large-fruited strawberry, its flowers are also larger than usual - more than 2 cm. It has never grown in the wild, but was obtained by hybridization between Chilean strawberries and Virginia strawberries. So, in its purest form, what we call strawberries are actually strawberries. Both parent species were brought to Europe in the 18th century from America and created a real sensation among Europeans.

Strawberries grown in our beds contain a lot of useful substances, vitamins and microelements. In addition to dessert functions, strawberries also have excellent medicinal properties. Helps improve digestion, normalize salt metabolism in the body and even quench thirst! Eating strawberries has a beneficial effect on people suffering from various cardiovascular diseases (for example, hypertension, atherosclerosis), diseases of the urinary and biliary tract, and gout. But do not forget that strawberries, especially for children, often act as an allergen.

Pineapple strawberries are of interest as an ingredient for preparing face masks.Strawberry-based masks help improve skin condition with acne, freckles, and pigmentation.