This is the world's largest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records

Israeli farmer Ariel holding a strawberry weighing a whopping 289g in Kadima-Zoran, Israel. The berry was recently declared the world’s largest by Guinness World Records. Photos: Ariel Schalit/AP

After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books.

Weighing a whopping 289g (more than half a pound), the titanic berry was recently declared the world's largest by Guinness World Records.