32 Fun Facts About Watermelon
- Watermelons, hence their name, are made up of 92% water
- A watermelon is one of the only foods to be classified as both a fruit and a vegetable
- Wild watermelons are native to South Africa
- The novelty of a cubed watermelon began in Japan where they would grow them in glass boxed to hold their shape
- In Egypt and Israel it is common for watermelon to be served with feta cheese
- Watermelon is a relative of pumpkins and cucumbers
- Early explorers used watermelons similar to a drink bottle to hold fluids
- Watermelon is grown in 96 countries
- Watermelon has a greater concentrated source of lycopene in comparison to tomatoes
- In the United States amongst different melons, watermelon is the most consumed.
- There are more than 1,200 varieties of different watermelons
- Although many people prefer not to, all of the watermelon including the rind can be eaten
- Globally, China is the leading producers of watermelons
- There is evidence showing that the first watermelon ever grown was in Egypt approximately 5,000 years ago
- United States are the fifth largest producers of watermelon globally
- The scientific name for a watermelon is ‘Citrullus Lanatus’
- Watermelon juice may relieve muscle tension
- Watermelon is rich in many vitamins
- Watermelon contains 6% sugar
- The heaviest watermelon recorded weighed 350.5 lbs and was grown in 2013
- In the United States an entire month has been dedicated to watermelons
- Watermelon has been known as a natural Viagra due to its citrulline content
- Seedless watermelons are not genetically modified but are a hybrid species
- Going on weight, watermelons are the most consumed fruit in America
- Watermelon has only about 40 calories per cup
- Chinese offer watermelons as gifts to a hostess
- A watermelon’s flesh is not always red alternatively can be orange, green, yellow or white
- Some varieties of watermelon need 130 warm days to fully ripen
- In some cases watermelon can reduce inflammation in the body
- Watermelon does not contain any bad fat or cholesterol
- In ancient Egypt, watermelons were placed in burial tombs to nourish the soul after they had passed
- Watermelon only began growing in China in the 10th century and Europe in the 13th century
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love it soooooooooooooo much
Watermelon is the perfect food to hydrate your body and does not sound blood sugar and has a glycemic load of four. Easier to hydrate your body than water because it has a different molecular structure that the cells can absorb in the body... eat watermelon everyday
Watermelon is my daughter's favorite delicacy ?. She eats it with black bread and cheese. I sat on a watermelon monodiet, but I do not advise you to repeat this, because there is too much sugar and a large load on the kidneys. Everything should have a measure. You can quench your thirst, feed off vitamins too.
I love watermelon so much that I am doing a school project on it