why are grocery store strawberries (around here we get Driscoll’s brand) big with a hard white interior? Why are they so different than homegrown strawberries?

Question

Even when overripe/rotten, the insides seem to be white. Compared to homegrown strawberries, they are flavorless. Are they a different variety?

In: Biology

Answer 1

One strawberry is polyploid (multiple sets of chromosomes, 8 sets) the other, instead, is naturally diploid (2 sets of chromosomes).
The polyploid strawberry is bigger, has fewer seeds and a bright red colour