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 long
Also 1.575 in
Defined fruit length · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 3 cm to 5 cm.
A little perspective
About the same scale as Squash ball.
Squash ball: A squash ball is a small, hollow rubber ball used in the sport of squash.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Strawberry
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
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
For comparison, this page uses defined fruit length. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value. 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.
The marked vertical span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Strawberry 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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The source records and measurement method remain available for inspection.
- USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portionsReference serving masses for raw fruits; dimensions remain explicit atlas specimen choices.
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