There are three kinds of melons that are common in the market in summer, namely, yellow melon, white melon and netted melon.
Yellow-skinned melons include many varieties, such as Elizabeth, champion melon, iron egg and so on. Generally speaking, the yellower the skin color, the higher the maturity. Among them, Elizabeth melon skin is orange, melon meat is white, the meat is thicker and the sugar content is higher.
Sweet melon with white skin is beautiful in shape and bright in color. The better varieties are Jingyu Moon and Jingyu White Meteor. The better the transparency of melon with white skin, the higher its maturity, and the one with orange inside is the best.
There are varieties of reticulated melon, such as Yellow Egg and Lantian No.5. If reticulated melon has a strong three-dimensional effect and prominent reticulate pattern, it is a mature melon.
In addition, people often say that melon is a kind of melon, but now it refers to ornamental melon, which has a strong aroma, but its taste is not very good, so it is not recommended to eat it.
Nutritional value of cantaloupe
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cantaloupe fruits are cold in nature and have the effects of curing hunger, facilitating defecation, benefiting qi, clearing away lung heat and quenching thirst.
Suitable for patients with nephropathy, gastropathy, cough, phlegm and asthma, anemia and constipation. Melon flesh contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, inorganic salts and other nutrients, which can supplement the energy and nutrients needed by the human body and help the body recover. Melon contains invertase, which can change insoluble protein into soluble protein and help kidney patients absorb nutrients. Melon is rich in antioxidants, which can effectively increase the sun resistance of human cells and reduce the formation of pigments in the skin.
Melon is a kind of fruit with high nutritional value, and its nutrition can rival that of watermelon. According to the test, the contents of water and protein in cantaloupe are not less than those in watermelon, but the contents of aromatic substances, minerals, sugar and vitamin C are obviously higher than those in watermelon.
Eating more cantaloupes is beneficial to the activities of the heart, liver and intestinal system, and promotes endocrine and hematopoietic functions. Traditional Chinese medicine has confirmed that cantaloupe has remarkable effects of "relieving summer heat, relieving polydipsia and facilitating urination".
When it comes to the nutritional value of cantaloupes, life tips have been reported in this way. After scientific testing, it is found that all kinds of cantaloupes are rich in nutrients such as malic acid, glucose, amino acids, beet eggplant and vitamin C, which have a good curative effect on infectious high fever and thirst.
How to choose cantaloupes
When picking melons, in addition to varieties, you can also choose the method of "seeing, touching and smelling". Looking at the skin and flesh, from the ecological characteristics, melon with thick skin has high sugar content, and it tastes crisper and sweeter. Because the melon skin is thick, it contains rich nutrients. Second, touch the pedicel of melon, and pay attention to compare the fruit stalks. If the fruit stalks are too thick, they may be stained with more auxin, and the taste is naturally poor. Pull the pedicel of melon by hand, and the rhizome naturally falls off, leaving a small pit, indicating that the melon is naturally mature. Three smells, the melon with rich aroma is better.