Strawberry
A strawberry is a sweet, red fruit produced by plants of the genus Fragaria, commonly eaten fresh or used in desserts.
Also known as: garden strawberry, Fragaria fruit
How big is it?
4 cm · defined fruit length
Also 1.575 in
Defined fruit length · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 3 cm to 5 cm.
A little perspective
Strawberry vs Squash ball: length comparison
The fruit length of a strawberry is approximately equal to the diameter of a squash ball.
A strawberry is a sweet, red fruit produced by plants of the genus Fragaria, commonly eaten fresh or used in desserts.
A squash ball is a small, hollow rubber ball used in the sport of squash.
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Strawberry
Defined fruit length: 4 cm; defined specimen; range 3 cm–5 cm.
A defined medium strawberry 4 cm long and 12 g in mass. Cultivar, ripeness and growing conditions vary; leaves and stem are excluded from the calibrated fruit length.
USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portions
The marked defined fruit length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Squash ball
Representative diameter: 4 cm; representative; range 3.95 cm–4.05 cm.
A representative competition squash ball about 40 mm in diameter and 24 g. Approved ball specifications permit small tolerances and grades use different rebound markings.
World Squash — Squash ball specifications
The marked representative diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 4 cm
We compare the fruit length of a strawberry. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same. The recorded range is 3 cm to 5 cm.
A defined medium strawberry 4 cm long and 12 g in mass. Cultivar, ripeness and growing conditions vary; leaves and stem are excluded from the calibrated fruit length.
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Recorded properties
Dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 cm | 3 cm to 5 cm | defined specimen | |
| 12 g | 7 g to 25 g | defined specimen |
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- USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portionsReference serving masses for raw fruits; dimensions remain explicit atlas specimen choices.
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