Pop a mere eight medium strawberries for an entire day’s vitamin C; more than what's
contained in an orange.
A bowl (3/4 cup) of raspberries provides 4.5 grams of dietary fibre; as much as a bowl of
bran flakes, plus more than 1/3 of the recommended intake of vitamin C.
Strawberry Equivalents & Nutritional Values
1 quart (1 L) = 1 ¼ to 1 ½ pounds (675-750 g)
1 quart = 4 cups whole strawberries or 3 cups (750 ml) sliced strawberries or 2 cups (500 ml)
pureed strawberries
Yield: 4-5 servings
1 Pint (.5 L or 500 ml) = approximately 12 ounces (335-370 g)
1 cup (250 ml) sliced = 1 package (10 ounces) (283 g) of frozen sweetened strawberries
1 – 1 ½ quarts (1 – 1.5 L) = 6 cups (1 – 5 L) or enough to make a 9 inch (22.5 cm) pie
1 quart (1 L) = 1 batch cooked jam
Freezing Strawberries… as easy as 1, 2, 3
1. Wash the fruit.
2. Hull strawberries. (Remove green tops)
3. Place in freezer bags in amounts you can use for one meal or in a recipe
To freeze berries that will be easy to remove individually without freezing together place
on a cookie sheet and freeze first then take berries and place in freezer bags. This will insure
they don't mold together.
Alternatively try washing berries when pulling them out of the freezer instead of before
freezing. This reduces their excess water content, maximizes flavour and makes freezing
easier.
Shopping & Storage Smarts
Buy berries ripe, as they won’t mature after picking.
Select firm, evenly coloured berries that are free from bruising, mould or sticky juice.
At home, remove any mushy berries and refrigerate the unwashed remainder, loosely
packed in a covered container, for no more than a few days.
Washing berries before storage speeds up the spoilage.
For maximum flavour retention when freezing, coat berries in 175 mL (¾ cup) of sugar for
every litre (4 cups) of fruit.
Packaging
Fresh Strawberry
Packing - 250 Gm in indiviual punnets - 8 Punnets in a corrugated carton box .