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Harvesting hami melon at Hami in 1965 Hami melons at a market in Urumqi. Hami melon is an umbrella term for sweet melon varieties from Xinjiang, China, especially from Hami. This fruit is also referred to as the Chinese Hami melon or the snow melon. The outer color is generally white through pink or yellow through green.
The Hami melon has a reputation for being one of the sweetest melon varieties. Its rind resembles that of a cantaloupe, but the shape is more oblong and the color can tend towards yellow.
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).
Less flavorful than other melons, but keeps longer. [20] Crenshaw melon, a hybrid between a Casaba melon and a Persian melon that is described to have a very sweet flavor; Gaya melon, originally from Japan, a honeydew cultivar that is ivory in color and has a mild, sweet flavor; Hami melon, originally from Hami, Xinjiang, China. Flesh is sweet ...
Honeydew melon is a sweet summer fruit that is a good source of water and several nutrients, including immune-supporting vitamin C. Learn more.
In addition to the nutrients listed above, cantaloupe contains lutein and zeaxanthin, nutrients that support healthy vision. Blood pressure With its higher potassium content, honeydew may be more ...
The honeydew melon is one of the two main cultivar types in Cucumis melo Inodorus Group. [3] It is characterized by the smooth, often green or yellowish rind and lack of musky odor. The other main type in the Inodorus Group is the wrinkle-rind casaba melon.
A melon from the Kordofan region of Sudan – the kordofan melon – may be the progenitor of the modern, domesticated watermelon. [2] The kordofan melon shares with the domestic watermelon loss of the bitterness gene while maintaining a sweet taste, unlike other wild African varieties from other regions, indicating a common origin, possibly ...