It's unanimous: strawberries are delicious. But they also offer unique nutritive benefits in the form of antioxidants, the triterpene lupeol, which lowers cholesterol and inflammation and may prove chemopreventive, plus a wide array of phytochemicals such as anthocyanins and flavonols. The flavonoid fisetin in strawberries is also proven to neutralize colon, cervical, breast, and prostate cancer cells.

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But these are not the only reason strawberries are a summer favorite. Strawberries are one of those unique fruits requiring no embellishment to make them one of the world's most sought-after plant-based foods.