Watermelon seeds are the seeds of watermelon, a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, which can be eaten or used medicinally.

Generally speaking, the seeds in the watermelon we eat everyday can also be made into watermelon seeds, but they are too small, so the watermelon seeds produced on the market usually come from special watermelon varieties, such as the beating melon in Lanzhou.

The hit melon, also known as seed melon, produced melon seeds, black side of white heart, full of particles, the slice shape is larger, so the international market has a "Lanzhou black melon seeds" or "Lanzhou large plate melon seeds," the name. In the fall, after the seed melon is ripe, the melon with a fist to break, eat the meat to take the seeds, wash with water, dry, can be marketed.

Expanded Information:

Precautions:

1, eating to the original flavor of the best, add a variety of flavors made of melons should not be eaten; salty. melon seeds eat too much will hurt the kidneys;

2, a long time non-stop stoned melon seeds will hurt the fluid, resulting in dry mouth, and even abrasions, sores;

3, watermelon seeds shells are hard, stoned too much on the teeth is not good.

Chemical composition:

Watermelon seeds contain fat oil, protein, vitamin B2, pentosan, starch, crude fiber, α-amino-β-(pyrazolyl-N)propionic acid. Also contains urease, α-galactosidase, β-galactosidase and sucrase. It also contains a saponin-like component called Cucurbocitrin, which has antihypertensive effect and can relieve the symptoms of acute cystitis.

Effective role:

1, watermelon seeds are rich in protein, fatty acids, B vitamins, vitamin E, potassium, iron, selenium and other nutrients, there is a role in clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, cough and phlegm and hemoptysis and other diseases have auxiliary therapeutic effect;

2, watermelon seeds are rich in fat, stomach, laxative effect, there is no appetite or constipation, you may wish to consume some of the seeds and so on. Seed kernel;

3, contains unsaturated fatty acids, has the effect of lowering blood pressure, and helps prevent atherosclerosis, is suitable for hypertensive patients snack;

4, watermelon seeds contain fat oil, protein, vitamin B2, pentosan, starch, crude fiber, α-amino - β - (pyrazolyl-N) propionic acid. Also contains urease, α-galactosidase, β-galactosidase and sucrase. Also contains a saponin-like components, has a hypotensive effect, and can alleviate the symptoms of acute cystitis;

5, watermelon seeds taste sweet, flat, non-toxic; with the lungs, laxative, haemostatic, stomach and other effects.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Watermelon Seeds