Strawberry from Maresme
The climatic and orographic conditions of the Maresme have a favourable impact on the quality of the strawberries produced there. From the 1960s, there was a great explosion of strawberry production in the region, but from 1980 it begins to decline due to competition from other producing areas.
Intense red colour, with a very sweet taste and a touch of acidity, a fleshy texture and a pleasant aroma. The strawberry of the Maresme, due to the microclimate and orography of the mountainous area of the region, has an enviable quality. Grown on sloping soils, which provides a greater angle of incidence of the sun's rays, and with orographic conditions with great drainage capacity, the plant can develop better and offer greater quantity and quality of strawberries. From the sixties of the last century the production of strawberries grew in the region, but since the eighties, competition from other producing areas led to a lower production.
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Producte Singular - Xarxa de Productes de la Terra - Diputació de Barcelona
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Productes de la terra
Fresh fruit
Season calendar
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Complementary information
These fruits are widely marketed in the indoor market, where they are found in greengrocers. A small part of production is also dedicated to export.
Attributes and nutritional properties
Fruit very abundant in vitamin C, which has a formidable antioxidant action and helps slow down the oxidation of cells over time; On the other hand, this vitamin intervenes in the formation of collagen, bones and teeth and favors the absorption of iron from food. It contains a significant proportion of folic acid, which is involved in the production of red and white blood cells and the formation of antibodies. They are highly recommended for people suffering from high blood pressure due to their high potassium content and low sodium content and for those who must follow a controlled diet in the latter mineral. Due to their particular composition, they have a beneficial diuretic effect in case of hyperuricemia or gout and renal lithiasis.
