There are three common melons on the market in summer, namely cucumber, white melon and netted melon.

Huangpi melon includes 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.

White melon has beautiful appearance and bright color. The better varieties are Jingyu Moon and Jingyu White Meteor. The better the transparency and maturity of the melon with white skin, the best one with orange inside.

There are varieties of netted melon, such as Huangdan and Lantian No.5. If netted melon has a strong three-dimensional sense and prominent nettings, 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.

Nutritional value of cantaloupe

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cantaloupe fruit is cold, which has the effects of satisfying hunger, facilitating defecation, benefiting qi, clearing away lung heat and quenching thirst.

It is suitable for patients with nephropathy, gastropathy, cough, phlegm and asthma, anemia and constipation. Melon meat contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, inorganic salts and other nutrients, which can supplement the energy and nutrition needed by the human body and help the body recover. Wax gourd contains invertase, which can turn insoluble protein into soluble protein and help kidney patients absorb nutrients. Wax gourd is rich in antioxidants, which can effectively increase the sunscreen ability 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 be comparable to that of watermelon. According to the test, the content of water and protein in Hami melon is not less than that in watermelon, but the content of aromatic substances, minerals, sugar and vitamin C is obviously higher than that in watermelon.

Eating more cantaloupe is beneficial to the activities of the heart, liver and intestinal system, and promotes endocrine and hematopoietic functions. Chinese medicine has confirmed that cantaloupe has remarkable effects of relieving summer heat, quenching thirst and diuresis.

When it comes to the nutritional value of cantaloupe, life tips are reported in this way. Through scientific tests, it is found that all kinds of cantaloupes are rich in malic acid, glucose, amino acids, beet eggplant, vitamin C and other nutrients, which have a good effect on infectious high fever and thirst.

How to choose cantaloupe

When picking melons, in addition to varieties, you can also choose the method of "seeing, touching and smelling". Looking at the skin and pulp, from the ecological characteristics, the melon with thick skin has high sugar content and tastes crisper and sweeter. Because the skin of melon is thick, it is rich in nutrients. Second, touch the melon stalks and pay attention to the comparison of fruit stalks. If the fruit stalk is too thick, it may be stained with more auxin, and the taste will naturally be poor. Pull the melon pedicle by hand, and the roots will naturally fall off, leaving a small pit, indicating that the melon is naturally mature. Three smells, the melon with rich aroma is better.