1. What’s the best way to keep
strawberries fresh?
A fair test
conducted by
Amy Dellosta
2012

2. Question for investigation
• What is the best way to store supermarket
bought strawberries to keep them fresh (not
mushy, mouldy or excreting moisture) longer?

3. Predictions…
• I predict that the strawberries kept in the foil
in the fridge be the first ones to go mushy and
mouldy.
• I predict that the strawberries in the fridge in
the bowl with paper towel will stay fresh
longest.

4. Things to be kept the same
• Purchase date of strawberries

5. • Number of strawberries in each group
3 strawberries
relatively
same shape
and size in
each group

6. • Storage position
-All strawberries kept in same fridge, on same
shelf

7. What is to be measured?
• The freshness of the strawberries is to be
measured. I will be documenting how many
days it takes for each group of strawberries to
have one strawberry that becomes
mushy, leaves moisture on a surface and/or
becomes moudly.

8. What is to change?
• The way the strawberries are stored. There
will be 4 different storage solutions
• 1. Airtight circular container with lid.

9. • 2. Ceramic bowl, lined with paper towel, no
covering

10. • 3. Supermarket packaging. Square plastic
container, with air holes top and bottom.

11. • 4. Wrapped tightly in foil

12. Equipment
• 4 groups of 3 Strawberries bought on the
same day and roughly the same sizes
• Fridge
• Airtight plastic container
• Foil
• Bowl
• Paper towel
• Supermarket container

13. Procedure
1. Sort strawberries into 4 groups of 3
strawberries, roughly same sizes
2. Place each group into designated container
3. Place all containers/storage into fridge on
same shelf
4. Check and film strawberries daily for change