In Sicily, the common woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is spontaneous
in the Madonie Mountains (554 m a.s.l.), Nebrodi Mountains (850 m) and Mount
Etna (900 m). In this region, the main clone cultivated is ‘Fragolina di Sciacca e
Ribera’, named after the towns where the crop originally developed. It is a Junebearing
genotype and it is characterized by very small fruits, globose-conical shape,
deep red colour, very soft flesh, strong aroma and flavor. Also ever-bearing clones
are cultivated in Sicily where they are cropped for many months. Solid soluble
content, total titratable acidity, total antioxidant capacity, total polyphenols and
anthocyanins content were quantified in berry samples of ‘Fragolina di Sciacca e
Ribera’ and ‘Regina delle Valli’ (ever-bearing) grown in two production sites in
Sicily (Bronte-Etna mount and Marsala) characterized by different soils, climatic
conditions and altitudes (890 and 24 m a.s.l., respectively)