Description

Sweet Melon

Sweet melons are also known as honeydew melon. The name is derived from its sweetness. Another name of sweet melon is green melon, derived from the color of its outer skin. Sweet melon belongs to a group of the muskmelon family. They come from Cucumis melon of the gourd family. Other fruits included in this family are casaba, winter, Crenshaw and other mixed melons.

The honeydew melon is 90% water and 9% carbohydrates. Along with this it also has only 0.1% fat and 0.5% protein. It is so rich in vitamin C that one cup contains 56% of the recommended daily value.

The fruit grows in semiarid climates. It does not get harvested on size but rather on maturity. A sweet melons maturity is tricky to measure. The ground color helps determine its maturity. The flesh is usually pale green in color. However, the smooth peels ranges from yellow to greenish.

Sweet melons are important for maintaining healthy blood pressure levels. This is so because they include high potassium levels and water content. They also contain both vitamin C and copper. Vitamin C helps promote healthy skin. It does so by helping the collagen production in the body. It also helps repair tissues. Sweet melons also contain nutrients which help better the health of your bones. The level of sugars in a sweet melon helps maintain the blood sugar levels. There are also two more very important antioxidants in the sweet melons. These are Lutein and Zeaxanthin. These helps boost and support the vision of the eye and its health.

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Benefits of Sweet melon

A 1-cup (177-gram) serving of honeydew melon provides:

• Calories: 64
• Carbs: 16 grams
• Fiber: 1.4 grams
• Protein: 1 gram
• Fat: 0 grams
• Vitamin C: 53% of the reference daily intake (RDI)
• Vitamin B6: 8% of the RDI
• Folate: 8% of the RDI
• Vitamin K: 6% of the RDI
• Potassium: 12% of the RDI
• Magnesium: 4% of the RDI