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Cucumis melo, also known as melon, [2] [3] is a species of Cucumis that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. The fruit is a pepo.The flesh is either sweet or bland, with or without an aroma, and the rind can be smooth (such as honeydew), ribbed (such as European cantaloupe), wrinkled (such as Cassaba melon), or netted (such as American cantaloupe).
Farmers of the Zentsuji region of Japan found a way to grow cubic watermelons by growing the fruits in metal and glass boxes and making them assume the shape of the receptacle. [67] The cubic shape was originally designed to make the melons easier to stack and store, but these " square watermelons " may be triple the price of normal ones, so ...
Raw cantaloupe is 90% water, 8% carbohydrates, 0.8% protein and 0.2% fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), raw cantaloupe supplies 140 kJ (34 kcal) of food energy , and is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value , DV) of vitamin A (29% DV) and a moderate source of vitamin C (13% DV).
The cube shape of the watermelon can only be achieved at the expense of its contents. To retain the proper shape, cube melons must be harvested before they are ripe, rendering them inedible. [7] Since the advent of the cube watermelon, other watermelon shapes have been introduced, such as hearts and pyramids.
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Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, [4] [5] also called ash gourd, [6] white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, [6] Chinese preserving melon, [6] is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature.
The Yubari King (夕張メロン, Yūbari Meron, Yūbari melon) is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small city close to Sapporo. [1]The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe. [2]
“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 ...