Watermelon is a common summer fruit, and its sugar content is usually between 5% and 12%. Different varieties of watermelon have different sweetness, and the common unicorn melon has a sugar content of 9.4%. The optimal sweetness of watermelon is 11 degrees, but it would not be wrong to judge whether a watermelon is good or not based on its sweetness, flesh, water content and fiber content. The average watermelon can reach a maximum sweetness of 13 degrees.

Watermelon Sweetness Rating

Generally speaking, the main factors that affect the sweetness of watermelon are water, temperature, light and soil. If severely dehydrated, the sugar accumulation of watermelon will be affected. In addition, too low temperature and insufficient light will also affect the sweetness of watermelon. Generally when identifying the sweetness of a watermelon, it will be based on the umbilical ring, the tip and the sound of the watermelon. Generally, watermelons with large umbilical rings, curved tips and crisp, vibrating sounds will be sweeter.

Ways to increase the sweetness of watermelon

Watermelon is a cold fruit with a sweet flavor, sweet and juicy. When planting watermelon, if you want to increase the sweetness of watermelon, you must ensure that the watermelon has enough sunshine time, the temperature difference between day and night should be bigger. In addition, the watermelon sits for 15 days, and then apply organic fertilizer, so that the planted watermelon will be sweeter.