Some Physico-chemical Properties and Antioxidant Capacities of organically and conventionally cultivated strawberry ‘Camarosa’

The nutritional quality of strawberry fruits of the Camarosa cultivar cultivated in organic and conventional cropping systems was compared based on physico-chemical characterization of the fruits by analyses of fruit weight, fruit width, fruit thickness, fruit length, fruit width/fruit length, total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (AT), TSS/AT and antioxidant capacities. The organic cropping system was statistically more effective in increasing contents of TSS and TSS/TA in the conventional growing system. The organic berries were darker red than conventional berries. In addition to, organically cultivated Camarosa strawberry fruit had more total antioxidant activity than conventionally grown one.