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[53] [54] Watermelon juice can be blended with other fruit juices or made into wine. [55] The seeds have a nutty flavor and can be dried and roasted, or ground into flour. [9] Watermelon rinds may be eaten, but their unappealing flavor may be overcome by pickling, [48] sometimes eaten as a vegetable, stir-fried or stewed. [9] [56]
Watermelon rind preserves are made by boiling chunks of watermelon rind with sugar and other ingredients. The mixture is then canned in glass jars . According to some recipes, the rind is pared to only the white portion, strips or cubes of which are soaked overnight in a solution of lime or salt and water, then rinsed.
Citrullus consists of the following species and subspecies: [2] [3]. Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. – colocynth; Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon
National Watermelon Day is August 3, 2024, so grab a sweet slice and get an immune-boosting dose of vitamins A, B-6 and C, plus hydration (this melon's mostly water!) during the dog days of summer.
Watermelon rind preserves – made by boiling chunks of watermelon rind with sugar and other ingredients; Watermelon seed oil – extracted by pressing from the seeds of watermelon; Watermelon steak – steak-shaped pieces of watermelon, often prepared by grilling; Xi gua lao – watermelon jelly, a traditional dish of Beijing cuisine
Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa. [13] Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Melothria sphaerocarpa (syn. Cucumeropsis mannii) and Lagenaria siceraria. [14]
“A watermelon is basically sugar water and if kept at room temperature, the fruit will respire and use oxygen and the internal sugars to ‘breathe.’ So a warm fruit will lose sugar more ...
The organic compound citrulline is an α-amino acid. [2] Its name is derived from citrullus, the Latin word for watermelon.Although named and described by gastroenterologists since the late 19th century, it was first isolated from watermelon in 1914 by Japanese researchers Yatarō Koga (古賀彌太郎) and Ryō Ōtake (大嶽了) [3] [4] and further codified by Mitsunori Wada of Tokyo ...