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The strawberry is a type of large strawberry, heart-shaped and bright red in color. There are many varieties of strawberries, among which stand out:

• Queen of the Valleys: the predominant strawberry variety in the Spanish market. They are tiny fruits ranging from whitish-red to bright red with juicy pulp that is sweet and fragrant.
• Camarosa: the most widely cultivated strawberry variety. It is a large fruit, of Californian origin, very early, with an extremely bright color and good flavor and firmness.
• Tudla: these are large, aromatic, elongated strawberries, with an intense red color, both externally and internally.
• Big Bear: of Californian origin, with an orange-red color, wedge-shaped, thick caliber, and good flavor.
• Cartuno: with a perfect conical shape, uniform caliber, and bright red color. Its flavor is sugary.
• Carisma: a very vigorous variety, it adapts to all types of soils and climates. It is soft red in color and large in size.
• Irwing: round-shaped, flattened by the peduncle and matte red in color.
• Bird: conical in shape, firm, with consistent pulp and uniform bright red color. Considered the variety with the best flavor among all marketed.
• Selva: summer variety, usually appears on the market in mid-July and lasts until the end of September.

The fruits ripen throughout spring and well into summer; from March to July.

It contains pfew calories, much water, hydrates of carbon, fiber, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, folates and vitamin E; therefore, it has disinfectant and urine alkalizing properties; it also acts as ananti-inflammatory and anticoagulant, stabilizes blood cells and promotes fertility; it is antioxidant, promotes the formation of collagen, bones and teeth, red blood cells; as well as theabsorption of iron from foods and resistance to infections.

When buying them, it is advisable to choose thick, shiny fruits that look fresh. They should be purchased with intact stems and stored until they have been washed.