Types

Because this species has been cultivated for a long time, there are many varieties, and the shape, color, size, and flavor of the fruit vary from one variety to another, and horticulturally there are dozens of strains, such as the common melon, cantaloupe, and blancmange melon, all of which belong to different strains. Depending on their place of origin, melons are divided into two ecological types: thick-skinned and thin-skinned.

Thick-skinned system: thick-skinned melon fruits are usually 1.5-5kg, and the maximum can be more than 10kg; the sugar content is mostly 12%-15%, and the maximum is even more than 20%. As a result of generation selection, cultivated under the conditions of high air humidity and more cloudy and rainy conditions, thick-skinned melons are of poor quality and prone to diseases. Therefore, China's Xinjiang, Gansu formed a famous specialty area.

Thin-skinned system: weaker growth, smaller fruit (0.5-1kg), thin skin, thin flesh, brittle flesh or face, lower sugar content (mostly 8%-11%). Seeds are small or medium-large, flat and straight, with thousand-seed weight mostly below 20g. Mostly early maturing. Can tolerate higher soil and air humidity.

Sunshine is not quite enough, the temperature difference between day and night is small area, can also produce; in continental climate conditions, as long as the irrigation, fruit quality is better. Therefore, in addition to alpine areas, from south to north, China is widely cultivated throughout the country, a wide range of varieties.

Selection tips

The top of the ripe melon can be smelled more strong sweet odor, while the raw melon odor is lighter. Common melon has a yellow skin and white skin two kinds, general Elizabeth melon and other yellow skin melon skin color the more yellow the higher maturity, wax yellow is the most delicious; white skin melon to milky white is better. Mature melon fruit hair will naturally fall off, have a better luster.

Select melon should choose smaller, big head part of no umbilical cord, a little green. There is also a navel, the larger the navel the better, press the navel part of the softer, smell the umbilical cord of the melon, there is a fragrance is a good and sweet melon.

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Main Values

Melon is sweet in flavor, cold in nature, non-toxic, and is attributed to the heart and stomach meridians; it has the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, eliminating vexation and quenching thirst, and diuretic; it is used for the fullness of the diaphragm due to summer heat, loss of appetite, and vexation and thirst, It is used for the symptoms of fullness and discomfort in chest and diaphragm caused by summer heat, loss of appetite, irritable heat and thirst, and unfavorable urination. Clear heat, quench thirst: contains a lot of carbohydrates and citric acid, carotene and vitamins B, C, etc., and abundant water, can eliminate summer heat, heat, thirst, in addition to annoyance.

Helping kidney patients absorb nutrients: melon contains convertase, which can convert insoluble protein into soluble protein, can help kidney patients absorb nutrients, which is beneficial to kidney patients. Protect the liver: cucurbitacin B contained in the melon tip can significantly increase experimental hepatic glycogen accumulation, reduce chronic liver injury, thus preventing hepatocyte steatosis and inhibiting fiber proliferation.

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