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In terms of calories, the Galia melon has just 24 per each 100-gram serving. ... Persian melons are elongated and smooth with yellow banded skin and orange flesh. They taste similar to cantaloupe ...
A melon with netted rind is not necessarily a cantaloupe. Many varieties of Chandalak Group and Ameri Group also have netted rind. [1] The Japanese muskmelon (Sub-group Earl's) resembles the American cantaloupe in netted rind, but differs in green flesh and non-dehiscent peduncles (which means the melon does not detach from the stalk when it is ...
A very fragrant cultivar with deep red-orange flesh and a thick rind. [1] 'Delmonico' The rind is dense, heavily netted, and has prominent ribs. The flesh is a salmon-orange color. [1] 'Early Christiana' This melon is slightly flat on the top and bottom. The flesh is orange and the skin is thin and tender, as well as being ribbed and netted.
[33] [34] [35] Prince melons weigh between 500 and 600 grams (18 and 21 oz), have a greyish-white skin, and orange flesh. [36] The development of sweeter and easier to produce varieties of hybrid melon, most notably the Prince, led to a rapid decline in cultivation of oriental melons in Japan. [6]
A Charentais melon hybrid with somewhat netted skin, split in half. A Charentais melon is a type of French cantaloupe, Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis. It is a small variety of melon, around the size of a softball. It has flesh similar to most cantaloupes, but with a distinct and more intense aroma, and a more orangey hue.
Orange flesh is 87% water, 12% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and contains negligible fat (see table). As a 100-gram reference amount, orange flesh provides 47 calories, and is a rich source of vitamin C, providing 64% of the Daily Value. No other micronutrients are present in significant amounts (see table).
Piel de Sapo (' toad skin ') or Santa Claus melon, a melon with a blotchy green skin and white sweet-tasting flesh. Sugar melon, a smooth, white, round fruit. [23] Tiger melon, an orange, yellow and black striped melon from Turkey with a soft pulp. [24] C. melo reticulatus, true muskmelons, with netted (reticulated) skin.
The kolkhoznitsa melon was first bred by a Russian gardener in the 1930s, specifically for cool, shorter seasons. It then spread to other European countries such as Ukraine, eventually making its way to the United States. [2] The rind is thin and golden-orange in color and the interior flesh is white and dense. It is round to slightly oblong in ...