Wednesday, May 2, 2012

STRAWBERRY HULLS FOREVER

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Conder photos from Cabinessence
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3 comments:

pranaglider said...

HA! Good Stuff

May 2, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Anonymous said...

brother T,

noting that strawberrys don't keep that well, forever is a long time, 'ya?

May 9, 2012 at 4:29 PM
R.T. said...

"Recent research has shown strawberries to be a surprisingly fragile, perishable, and delicate fruit. Food scientists recently took a close look at storage time, storage temperature, storage humidity, and degree of strawberry ripeness and found significant differences between different types of strawberry storage. On average, studies show 2 days as the maximal time for strawberry storage without major loss of vitamin C and polyphenol antioxidants. It's not that strawberries become dangerous to eat or invaluable after 2 days. It's just that more storage time brings along with it substantially more nutrient loss. In terms of humidity, 90-95% has been shown optimal. Most refrigerators will average a much lower humidity (between 80-90%). Because air circulation inside the fridge can lower humidity, you may want to give your strawberries more storage humidity by putting them in your refrigerator's cold storage bins (if available). Those cold storage bins will help boost humidity by reducing air circulation. If your fridge does not have storage bins, you can use a sealed container for refrigerator storage of your strawberries. Optimal temperature for strawberry storage over a 2-day period has been found to be relatively cold--36F (2C). All public health organizations recommend refrigerator temperatures of 40F (4.4C) as the maximum safe level for food storage. However, if you are storing sizable amounts of fruits and vegetables--including strawberries--in your refrigerator, you may want to consider setting your refrigerator to a lower-than-maximum temperature setting in the range of 36-38F (2-3C). In terms of ripeness, recent studies have found that both under-ripeness and over-ripeness can have an unexpectedly large impact on the phytonutrient content of strawberries, especially their antioxidant polyphenols."

In other words...

"You'll want to consume your strawberries when their amazing pinkish-red color is most vibrant and rich in luster."

http://www.whfoods.com
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May 9, 2012 at 7:00 PM

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