Do you really like to take watermelon in summer?
By Rajesh babu
@Dasari100 (3791)
Anantapur, India
April 4, 2009 2:26am CST
In my country now summer majority of them like to eat watermelon more and it is really good to eat in summer and it contains more water,vitaims and good for skin so what are uses if we take watermelon so why we need take it in summer so at your home is this fruit is famous.
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9 responses
@sophie_dfuss (2365)
• Philippines
22 Apr 09
I also like watermelon and its also good to eat especially at summer time since that fruit has a lot of juices. In my country, watermelon is available all year round like bananas and pineapple. I eat different fruits as much as possible to add more fiber in my body.
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
22 Apr 09
The more you take and more you gain especially for fruits are very helpful to the body and i like to have more in the summer, what are the best fruits you take in the summer?
@martina0919 (8)
• China
6 Apr 09
I like to take watermelon very much.especially after it's taken out of the fridge in the hot summer.It's the main fruit in our country and can well release heat in summer and also very tasty..
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
6 Apr 09
In the hot summer, it will be sold very hot fruits so we can find them number of fruits in the summer so we can treat them it is good to eat them in summer.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
4 Apr 09
because of highwater content present in this fruit,it does give a cooling effect to the body especially so,if it is taken after chilling.and then it is also good for health like in constipation.
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
4 Apr 09
surely it contains more water than other fruit and majority of the people and scientists like to use this fruit for test.
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
5 Apr 09
it is good to take in the morning rather than evening so what about ragweed family so i want to know the details of that one.
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@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
4 Apr 09
In summer this is number one fruit because most of them like to eat this one and i have taken number times in this summer.
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
4 Apr 09
hi dasari ,
generally i like to take fruit juices more ,rather than eating fruits. but i eat water melon in summer more. it gives more energy to us in summer ,as it has more water in it.
i like to eat fresh watermelon which we can eat in a variety of ways and is also often used to flavor summer drinks and smoothies.
nutrition in water melon :
Watermelon contains about six percent sugar by weight, the rest being mostly water. As with many other fruits, it is a source of vitamin C. It is not a significant source of other vitamins and minerals unless one eats several kilograms per day.
The amino acid citrulline was first extracted from watermelon and analysed. Watermelons contain a significant amount of citrulline and after consumption of several kg an elevated concentration is measured in the blood plasma, this could be mistaken for citrullinaemia or other urea cycle disorder.
Watermelon rinds are also edible, and sometimes used as a vegetable. In China, they are stir-fried, stewed, or more often pickled. When stir-fried, the de-skinned and de-fruited rind is cooked with olive oil, garlic, chili peppers, scallions, sugar and rum. Pickled watermelon rind is also commonly consumed in the Southern US, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria. In Balkans, specially Serbia, watermelon slatko is also popular .
Watermelon seeds are rich in fat and protein,and are widely eaten as a snack, added to other dishes, or used as an oilseed. Specialized varieties are grown which have little watery flesh but concentrate their energy into seed production. In China watermelon seeds are one of the most common snack foods, competing with sunflower seeds, and sold roasted and seasoned. In West Africa, they are pressed for oil, and are popular in egusi soup and other dishes. There can be some confusion between seed-specialized watermelon varieties and the colocynth, a closely-related species with which they share many characteristics, uses, and similar or identical names.
Watermelon is 92 percent water by weight.
Watermelon is also mildly diuretic.
Watermelon with red flesh is a significant source of lycopene.
A traditional food plant in Africa, this fruit has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare.
Some people also prepare and eat watermelon peel (i.e., rind).
varieties :
There are more than twelve hundred varieties of watermelon ranging in size from less than a pound, to more than two hundred pounds with flesh that is red, orange, yellow, or white.
Seedless watermelons:
Although so-called "seedless" watermelons have far fewer seeds than the seeded varieties, they generally contain at least a few soft, pale seeds. They are the product of crossing a female tetraploid plant (itself the product of genetic manipulation, using colchicine) with diploid pollen. The resulting triploid plant is sterile, but will produce the seedless fruit if pollenized by a diploid plant. For this reason, commercially available seedless watermelon seeds actually contain two varieties of seeds; that of the triploid seedless plant itself (recognizable because the seed is larger), and the diploid plant which is needed to pollenize the triploid. Unless both plant types are grown in the same vicinity, no seedless fruit will result.
source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
4 Apr 09
I have greatly proud to know from you and you have writeen nearly and spend time for me and i am thankful to you so and i have known which type of fruits we suppose to take and which kind of things we need to follow so will be useful to others and each user.
@sreejithsreenivas (10200)
• India
4 Apr 09
I like all natural drinks.In summer juice made out of watermelon is a good choice.I also like tender coconut water and lime water.It is better to avoid artificial drinks in summer which contains lot chemicals.
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
4 Apr 09
Artificial drinks contains more water so we need to avoid them rather taking them we need to take natural fruits which give results right away.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
29 Jan 10
I love watermelon in the Summer and if it was here all year round I would eat as much of it as I could. It is one of my favorite fruits in the whole world!
@luvlymee26 (326)
• Indonesia
3 Feb 10
Watermelon is my favorite fruit ever, especially in hot summer. It can make my throat feel so great when i eat this fruit. And i love the taste of watermelon, it has many water, and its not too sweet. I ever eat one big watermelon by myself in a very hot summer. And after that, i got fever because i ate too many watermelon. But this fruit will be always my favorite fruit ever. I love this fruit so much.