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Health Benefits of Strawberries

Provide Minerals and Vitamins

Strawberries are loaded with many important minerals and vitamins. These include:

– Manganese: this trace element plays a key role in many important processes of the body

– Vitamin C: an antioxidant needed for skin health and a healthy immune system

– Potassium: this mineral regulates blood pressure and other body functions

– Vitamin B9 or folate: Important for cell functions and normal tissue development, especially in older people and pregnant women

In addition, strawberries contain some other components at lower amounts, including vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, and iron. [4]