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How many types of melons are there?
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How do you choose the best melon?
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What are the nutrients found in melons?
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What should I look for when buying cantaloupe and other fresh fruit and vegetables?
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How many types of melons are there?
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The most common melons are cantaloupes, honeydews, casaba, cranshaw, Juan canary, and Santa Claus melons. Melons are further broken down into two groups, those with smooth skins like the honeydew and those with a netted skin like the cantaloupe. They range in size from slightly larger than a softball to really large 15 pound varieties. They come in a wide range of colors, both on the outside and the inside. The skin can range from a pale grayish white to very dark green and the flesh ranges from the palest of yellows to the brightest of oranges and greens. All muskmelons have hollow seed filled centers rather than seeds dispersed throughout the flesh. Most varieties of melons come into season during the late summer and early-mid fall.
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How do you choose the best melon?
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There are some general things to remember when choosing any melon that will ensure you get a great melon. Melons should be heavy for their size and while there is no real way to help you know this at first, the more you try different melons and compare them, the easier it is to judge their relative weight. The melons should always be fragrant when ripe. If you sniff the skin and can smell the flavor of the melon it should be perfect for eating. Most ripe melons are slightly soft at the blossom end and should be stored in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it. Melons will ripen further at room temperature, but there is a limit as to how much they will ripen. The sweetest and most flavorful melons are those picked ripe from the vine and eaten relatively quickly.
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What are the nutrients found in melons?
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Melons are low in Saturated Fat and Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. They are also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Niacin, Vitamin B6 and Folate, and a very good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Potassium.
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What should I look for when buying cantaloupe and other fresh fruit and vegetables?
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At the retail store, purchase fresh fruit and vegetables that are not bruised or damaged. When you purchase cut fruits and vegetables like cantaloupe, be sure that they are properly refrigerated. Cut melons should be displayed in a refrigerated display case, not only placed on top of ice.
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