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Frozen strawberries

Strawberries, frozen

Checked by us One serving: 140 g · 49 kcal

Lots of vitamin C.

Nothing to watch.

Good for

How we counted this

What one serving (140 g) gives you.

Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.

The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share.

A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.

21 more nutrients below “a lot”

Watch out

How we counted this
Checked for cadmium and lead: fine at normal amounts.
  • Cadmium

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need about 5.6 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.

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    One serving carries 1.3 µg

    How we got this

    A serving a day adds 7.4% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit. With that serving every day, an average adult would be at about 76% of the limit.

    An average adult already takes in about 71% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.

    Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 19,000 g a week would reach the limit.

    Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 980 g a week, which stays within the 5,500 g of room left before the limit.

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit

    A daily serving adds 7.4% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap.

    US FDA. Total Diet Study elements FY2018-FY2020 summary (media159749). · grade A

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  • Lead

    Nothing to watch

    You’d need about 72 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the lead an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.

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    A serving a day adds 1.4% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.

    One serving carries 0.48 µg

    How we got this

    The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake

    No cap: no safe limit is set for lead (EFSA 2010 benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01)), so no grams figure is given. This is the same figure as for fresh strawberries, since the FDA figure pools raw and frozen and the CFIA commodity does not say fresh or frozen: mean 3.42 µg/kg in 258 samples (69% non-detects), 0.479 µg in a serving. A daily serving adds about 1.4% to the average adult's lead intake (35 µg/day), far from doubling it.

    CFIA, National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program, Annex B1 (domestic) and B2 (import) results summaries 2016-17 to 2022-23 (open.canada.ca); rows Watermelon, Melon - Cantaloupe, Cucumber, Zucchini · grade A

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Worth knowing

No limit applies, so none is rated.

  • Sugar

    6.4 g of sugar in a 140 g serving, natural and added together.

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    Shown, not rated. The food tables we read give total sugar, and few give added sugar, so the site can’t yet tell sugar added in making a food from the sugar in fruit or milk.

Also checked (nothing to act on) · 1

Noted for context, or not measured in this food yet.

  • Shown as context, not rated: frozen strawberries had the most positives of any fruit in the CFIA retail survey (5: norovirus GI RNA in 1 sample and GII in 4, among 3,292 frozen fruit samples of all kinds), but the survey found no significant difference between fruit types, and overall prevalence was 0.36%. The strawberry sample count is not in the abstract. The 2016 PHAC hepatitis A outbreak (frozen berry blend) and the 2022 one (strawberries) are outbreak records. Whether Health Canada advises boiling frozen berries was not searched for.

Better options

How we counted this

“Better” here always means better at something the row names: more of one nutrient, more nutrients per serving, or the goal you pick. It never means better in every way.

Every amount below is for the same weight, 140 g, the size of one serving of this food, so a swap compares like with like. A serving of another food can be bigger or smaller.

Compared with the other fruits we’ve checked.

A food is listed only if it gives clearly more: at least a fifth more than this food, and at least 10% of the daily amount more.

More of what it’s good for

More vitamin C

Amounts as listed, not adjusted for how much gets in.

More nutrients per serving, counted together

The other fruits we’ve checked with more nutrients per serving than this one, counting at most 100 kcal. One score ranks them all, so the same few often lead.

  • Kiwi, raw
    • More vitamin C (105 mg vs 57.7 mg)
    • More vitamin K1 (56.4 µg vs 3.08 µg)
  • Mango, rawMore vitamin B6 (0.17 mg vs 0.04 mg)
  • Pineapple, rawMore vitamin C (82.1 mg vs 57.7 mg)

Where the calcium card measured that less calcium gets in than from milk, calcium counts for less; everything else is as listed.

Your goal

Your goal changes only this list, not what the food gives you or what to watch.

Losing weight: fewer calories, and more nutrients, protein and fibre for each calorie.

  • Raspberries, raw
    • More fibre (9.1 g vs 2.94 g)
    • Less vitamin C (32.3 mg vs 57.7 mg)
  • Strawberries, rawMore vitamin C (83.5 mg vs 57.7 mg)
  • Kiwi, raw
    • More vitamin C (105 mg vs 57.7 mg)
    • More vitamin K1 (56.4 µg vs 3.08 µg)

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Name in the database: Strawberries, frozen, unsweetened

How the serving was set: 140 g (Health Canada TRA J.1, fruit, fresh, frozen or canned; strawberries are not listed in J.2)

Listed nutrients, per 100 g

For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.

NutrientPer servingPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Omega-3: ALA0.023 g0.03 g0.07 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Calcium16 mg22.4 mg45.71 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
16 mg22.4 mg45.71 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #1750C
Carbohydrate9.13 g12.78 g26.09 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Choline5.7 mg7.98 mg16.29 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Energy35 kcal49 kcal–FDC Energy (kcal) usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy)–
Omega-3: EPA + DHA0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fat0.11 g0.15 g0.31 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Cholesterol0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fatty acids, total saturated0.006 g0.01 g0.02 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fibre2.1 g2.94 g6 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Folate17 µg23.8 µg48.57 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Iron0.75 mg1.05 mg2.14 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Magnesium11 mg15.4 mg31.43 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents)0.545 mg0.76 mg1.56 mglisted usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #1750C
Phosphorus13 mg18.2 mg37.14 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Potassium148 mg207.2 mg422.86 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Protein0.43 g0.6 g1.23 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Riboflavin (B2)0.037 mg0.05 mg0.11 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Selenium0.7 µg0.98 µg2 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Sodium2 mg2.8 mg5.71 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Sugars4.56 g6.38 g13.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Thiamin (B1)0.022 mg0.03 mg0.06 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin A2 µg2.8 µg5.71 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin B120 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin B60.028 mg0.04 mg0.08 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin C41.2 mg57.68 mg117.71 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin D0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin E0.29 mg0.41 mg0.83 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin K12.2 µg3.08 µg6.29 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Water89.97 g125.96 g257.06 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Zinc0.13 mg0.18 mg0.37 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
NutrientPer 100 gPer servingPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Beta-carotene27 µg37.8 µg77.14 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Copper0.049 mg0.07 mg0.14 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Ash0.37 g0.52 g1.06 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Sucrose0.37 g0.52 g1.06 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Glucose2.02 g2.83 g5.77 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fructose2.17 g3.04 g6.2 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Alcohol, ethyl0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Caffeine0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Theobromine0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Energy146 kj204.4 kj417.14 kjlisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin A, IU45 iu63 iu128.57 iulisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Carotene, alpha0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units0 iu0 iu0 iulisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Cryptoxanthin, beta0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Lycopene0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Folic acid0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Folate, food17 µg23.8 µg48.57 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Folate, DFE17 µg23.8 µg48.57 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Tryptophan0.005 g0.01 g0.01 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Threonine0.013 g0.02 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Isoleucine0.01 g0.01 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Leucine0.022 g0.03 g0.06 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Lysine0.017 g0.02 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Methionine0.001 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Cystine0.004 g0.01 g0.01 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Phenylalanine0.012 g0.02 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Tyrosine0.014 g0.02 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Valine0.012 g0.02 g0.03 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Arginine0.018 g0.03 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Histidine0.008 g0.01 g0.02 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Alanine0.021 g0.03 g0.06 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Aspartic acid0.096 g0.13 g0.27 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Glutamic acid0.063 g0.09 g0.18 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Glycine0.017 g0.02 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Proline0.013 g0.02 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Serine0.016 g0.02 g0.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin E, added0 mg0 mg0 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Vitamin B-12, added0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fatty acids, total trans0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 4:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 6:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 8:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 10:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 12:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 14:00 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 16:00.004 g0.01 g0.01 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
SFA 18:00.001 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
MUFA 18:10.015 g0.02 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 18:20.031 g0.04 g0.09 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 18:30.023 g0.03 g0.07 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 20:40 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
MUFA 16:10 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 18:40 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
MUFA 20:10 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
MUFA 22:10 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)0 g0 g0 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated0.015 g0.02 g0.04 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated0.054 g0.08 g0.15 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Lutein + zeaxanthin26 µg36.4 µg74.29 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Manganese0.29 mg0.41 mg0.83 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Niacin (B3, preformed)0.462 mg0.65 mg1.32 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.108 mg0.15 mg0.31 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C
Retinol0 µg0 µg0 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168173C

Change the amount to rescale the first column. Nutrients a database doesn't list are missing, not zero.

Hazard rows as the dataset rates them

  • Cadmium · Nothing to watch: under the limit · A daily serving adds 7.4% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap. · US FDA Total Diet Study (2018–2020) · A
  • Lead · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · No cap: no safe limit is set for lead (EFSA 2010 benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01)), so no grams figure is given. This is the same figure as for fresh strawberries, since the FDA figure pools raw and frozen and the CFIA commodity does not say fresh or frozen: mean 3.42 µg/kg in 258 samples (69% non-detects), 0.479 µg in a serving. A daily serving adds about 1.4% to the average adult's lead intake (35 µg/day), far from doubling it. · CFIA chemical residue monitoring (2016–2023) · A
  • Uncooked frozen berries · Context · Shown as context, not rated: frozen strawberries had the most positives of any fruit in the CFIA retail survey (5: norovirus GI RNA in 1 sample and GII in 4, among 3,292 frozen fruit samples of all kinds), but the survey found no significant difference between fruit types, and overall prevalence was 0.36%. The strawberry sample count is not in the abstract. The 2016 PHAC hepatitis A outbreak (frozen berry blend) and the 2022 one (strawberries) are outbreak records. Whether Health Canada advises boiling frozen berries was not searched for. · PubMed 35905649 · A

Oxalate, phytate and gut-tolerance measurements

  • fodmap excess fructose: derived: fructose 2.17 minus glucose 2.02 = 0.150 g/100 g; 0.21 g in a 140 g serving; Varney 2017 line 0.40 g per serve for fresh fruit where it is the only FODMAP, so below it at 140 g g/100 g · fresh weight · raw · grade B · US food database (USDA SR Legacy)

Sources

Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.

The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.

The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.

Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.