Yellow watermelon is a he althy pumpkin

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Watermelons are loved by almost everyone. At the word "watermelon" most people imagine a slice of watermelon with red juicy flesh, dark seeds and a green rind. However, breeders have bred many varieties of watermelons that differ in various parameters: pulp color, taste, bark color, bark thickness, fruit shape, etc.

Watermelon is an annual gourd plant of the gourd family. It is generally accepted that a watermelon is a berry, but in reality the fruit of a watermelon is a pumpkin, similar in structure to a berry. The shape of the watermelon fruit can be spherical, oval, flattened and even cubic. The color of the watermelon bark can be from white to dark green, the patterns on the bark are in the form of stripes, nets, spots. Watermelon pulp is pink, raspberry, red, white, yellow. Watermelons are 90% water.

Today, watermelons can be purchased at any time of the year. Even in winter, both ordinary and yellow watermelons brought from Thailand are on sale. By the way, watermelons of this color are held in high esteem in Thailand, because, according to Thai beliefs, yellow brings good luck and attracts money.

Yellow watermelon is the result of crossing a wild watermelon, which has yellow flesh, with an ordinary one. Compared to red, it is sweeter and has a honey flavor. In yellow watermelonsthere are much fewer seeds than in red ones.

Sometimes there is a yellow watermelon that does not have seeds. Of course, there are seeds in yellow watermelons, but in some varieties they ripen much later than the fruit and remain small and soft for some time.

In Russia, as well as abroad, they select watermelons. In Astrakhan, a variety of yellow watermelons was bred, which was called "Lunny". The creator of this variety is Sergey Sokolov, who spent more than 10 years on its breeding. Yellow watermelon "Moon" is very sweet, with an interesting aftertaste. Some believe that the variety has a mango flavor, while others tend to think that it is lemony. Variety "Lunny" - thin-skinned, cork layer is poorly developed. From the consumer's point of view, this is good, but there are problems with the transportation of such watermelons, special devices are required.

Recently, yellow watermelons have been grown in the Kuban. Kuban experimenter Likhosenko Igor became famous thanks to yellow cubic watermelons. When growing watermelons, Likhosenko places them in special glass molds. With marvelous watermelons, the melon grower is trying to attract the attention of vacationers on the Black Sea coast, he succeeds.

Yellow watermelon is no less useful than red. It contains vitamins and minerals. The pulp of watermelon contains glucose, fructose, carotene, fiber, vitamins C, B1, PP, B2, folic acid, potassium, sodium, magnesium. Eating yellow watermelons is good for the cardiovascular system and endocrine glands. The fiber found in watermelonimproves bowel function, promotes the excretion of cholesterol. Watermelon is an excellent diuretic that helps get rid of edema. They are recommended for many diseases: gout, gastritis, arthritis, obesity, etc.

Choosing a quality yellow watermelon is easy. It should not weigh more than 5 kg, the crust should have a bright color, when pressed with a fingernail, a scratch should remain. Otherwise, the same principles apply as when choosing a red watermelon.

Yellow watermelon is more often consumed fresh. In addition, unusual dishes can be prepared from such watermelons. For example, fried watermelon in protein batter or a Margarita drink.