Fruit
Calyx
Calyx of Strawberry is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of strawberry: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Taste a scrap if quality seems uncertain before committing a whole batch.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.26 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.9 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.98 g
- Total Sugars 10.5 g
- Complex / starch 1.03 g
- Protein 0.76 g
- Water 79 g
- Energy 56 kcal
- Water 79 g
- Carbohydrates 12.9 g
- Protein 0.76 g
- Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Omega-3 0.01 g
- Vitamins 37.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.25 mg
- Vitamin K 5.9 µg
- Minerals 359 mg
- Major Minerals 357 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.36 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.18 · vitamin-b6: 0.07 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.7 · vitamin-e: 0.25 · vitamin-k: 5.9 ·
Minerals
Calyx of Strawberry: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of strawberry for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named calyx portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected strawberry for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named calyx portions.
Cold storage and transport made strawberry a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named calyx portions.