Healthy Food Database

Watermelon
Watermelon grow to enormous sizes. Most are the size of a basketball. They grow along the ground. Watermelon have a thick, green skin with pink flesh and black seeds.
Category: Fruit
In Season: all year
To Buy:
Seedless or with seeds. (The seedless make the whole experience of eating them much more enjoyable.) Choose melons with a well-rounded shape and smooth surface. The underside should be creamy yellow. Knock it with your fist and listen for a hollow sound to indicate that it's ripe.
To Store:
Cut melon should be stored with plastic wrap for two to three days. Uncut melon will keep in a cool place for up to two weeks.
Tips & Tricks:
Melon should be rinsed with water before cutting. A serve of watermelon is equivalent to one large slice.
Cooking Tips:
For a healthier icy pole, cut seeded watermelon into rectangles and freeze it - kids love it.

Nutrition per Per serve:

Weight (grams):
285
Carbohydrates, g:
14.3
Protein (g):
0.9
Saturated Fat, g :
0.0
Vitamin C:
Amines:
Low
Glutamates:
n/a
Energy (kJ):
288
High GI > 70 :
Fat (g):
0.6
Monosaturated Fat , g:
0.0
Potassium:
Salicylates:
High

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

Fluid Retention
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* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.

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