Fruits
Strawberry in gelato
Fresh strawberry is a low-solids, high-water fruit (about 91% water, 9% solids) used as the flavor and sugar base of strawberry sorbet and fruit gelato. Its modest, fructose-rich sugar load contributes mild sweetness and moderate freezing-point depression.
Balancing parameters
Per 100 g of product, verified against independent food-science sources (listed below).
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Solids | 9% |
| Water | 91% |
| Sugars | 5% |
| Fat | 0.3% |
| MSNF | 0% |
| Protein | 0.7% |
| POD (sweetening power) | 6 |
| PAC (anti-freezing power) | 8.9 |
Typical use: Roughly 30-50% of a fruit sorbetto and about 20-35% of a milk-based strawberry gelato.
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Use strawberry as the primary fruit in sorbetto or as the fruit fraction of a milk-based gelato. Per 100g it delivers roughly 5g sugar (fructose-dominant), giving POD about 6 and PAC about 8.9, so it adds only mild sweetness and modest anti-freezing power. Because its own sugar is low, the recipe sugar blend (sucrose plus dextrose/inverted sugar) does most of the freezing-point work; add extra PAC via dextrose to keep a scoopable texture at colder cabinets. Its high water content must be balanced with added solids to avoid an icy body. Best flavor comes from ripe, aromatic fruit; overripe berries carry slightly more sugar.
Origin & background
The modern garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa, is a hybrid first raised around 1750 in Brittany, France, by crossing the North American Fragaria virginiana with the large-fruited Chilean Fragaria chiloensis. It is the most widely cultivated berry worldwide, valued in gelateria for its bright color and aroma.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
- https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2346409/nutrients (USDA FoodData Central, Strawberries, raw, Foundation Food)
- https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Strawberries%2C_raw_nutritional_value.html (USDA SR Legacy 167762: glucose 1.99g, fructose 2.44g, sucrose 0.47g, water 90.8g)
- https://foodstruct.com/food/strawberries (independent USDA-derived table, sugars ~4.9g, water 90.8g)
- https://scoopulator.app/ingredients/usdaff-2346409 (gelato-focused USDA-derived: solids 9.2%, sugars 4.86%, water 90.8%)