Black melon seeds are the seeds of seed melon, one of the watermelon varieties of the cucurbit family.

Minqin County is the main production area of black melon seeds and "Xinjiang Yuan piece" black melon seeds. Minqin County production of black melon seeds has its very distinctive features, larger particle size, black inside white, color and lustre is clearly distinguishable, and longan extremely similar, and the shape is also very uniform, thin shell, thick flesh, oil content is relatively high, high seed yield, the quality of fully meet the industry standards of grade A, extra large plate.

Melon seeds average horizontal diameter of 11 ~ 13mm, longitudinal diameter of 16 ~ 18mm. new melon seeds launched in late September, the product is mainly sold to Macao, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and other countries. Black melon seeds are mainly produced in Jingyuan, Huining, Dawu, Susong, Gaolan, Yongdeng and other counties.

Nutritional value of black melon seeds constitute:

Black melon seeds are rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin B, vitamin D and other nutrients. The moisture, protein, fat, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, magnesium, selenium content of black melon seeds are 7.5%, 33.3%, 41.8%, 7.3%, 6.5%, 42.1mg/kg and 36.08mg/kg.

Regularly consume the black melon seeds have the effect of moistening lungs and resolving phlegm, benefiting the intestines and cooling the blood, stopping hemorrhagic diuretic, and removing dirt. It has a certain effect on the stomach. It is a common auxiliary raw material for the production of various kinds of pastries and oil tea pastries.

The above content reference? Baidu Encyclopedia-Black Melon Seeds