Cantaloupe is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrition. There are more than 180 varieties and types of cantaloupe, and there are early-ripening summer melons and late-ripening winter melons.
Cantaloupe prefers sufficient sunlight and a large temperature difference between day and night. It can fully exert photosynthesis during the day, while the respiration consumption at night is small, which is conducive to nutrient precipitation. Therefore, it has a high sugar content and a very sweet taste. Special natural and geographical conditions are necessary factors for the growth, development and sugar accumulation of cantaloupe. Natural conditions such as high temperature, dry air, scarce rain, long sunshine hours, and large temperature difference between day and night are very suitable for the special requirements of cantaloupe for the ecological environment.
Cantaloupe contains a lot of carbohydrates and a certain amount of fat, protein, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, carotene, niacin and other nutrients as well as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Cantaloupe is a fruit to cool off in summer. If you often feel tired, restless or bad breath, eating cantaloupe can improve. Modern medical research has found that the pedicles of melons such as cantaloupe contain bitter toxin, which has the effect of inducing vomiting and can stimulate the mucous membrane of the stomach wall to cause vomiting. An appropriate amount of oral administration can rescue food poisoning without being absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.
There are more than 100 varieties of cantaloupe, and the shapes include oval, oval, hammer, long stick, etc.; the size is different, the small one is 1 kilogram, and the large one is 15-20 kilograms; the peel has two kinds of net pattern and smooth peel. The color is green, yellow, white, etc., the flesh is white, green, orange red, the flesh is crisp, crisp, soft, and the flavor is mellow, fragrant and fruity.
There are more than fifty varieties of more expensive. Donghu melons have beautiful net patterns, taste like fragrant pears, fresh, sweet and crisp, exuding attractive milk and fruit ; black eyebrows are oval in shape, there are a dozen dark green vertical stripes on the skin, and the flesh of the melon is oval. Emerald green, fine and juicy, high in sugar, sticky to the mouth and hands, eating after winter, it is even more fragrant, sweet and refreshing; the red heart is crisp, the color is orange-red, crisp and juicy, with a creamy taste, full of fragrance, After eating, the fragrance lingers around the mouth and lasts for a long time.