Strawberries are one of the most popular fruit crops from a commercial
and economic point of view, quality thereby playing an
important role. Strawberry quality is defined by several parameters
such as appearance, i.e. size, colour and shape, firmness, flavour
and aroma. Strawberries consumed fresh or in processed form
also have great nutritional and health benefits owing to their high
content of micronutrients and phytochemicals.1,2 These latter are
classified as non-nutritive compounds which comprise, besides
vitamin C, a wide class of phenolic compounds – both efficient
oxygen radical scavengers. It has been reported that these compounds
possess antioxidant,3 anticancer4 and anti-inflammatory5
biological properties and can help in the prevention of cardiovascular
diseases