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Encyclopedia > Honeydew (melon)
Honeydew Melon

Species
Cucumis melo
Cultivar
Inodorus Group
Origin
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Honeydew melon, raw (edible parts)
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 40 kcal   150 kJ
Carbohydrates     9 g
- Sugars  8 g
- Dietary fiber  1 g  
Fat 0.1 g
Protein 0.5 g
Vitamin C  18 mg 30%
Sodium  18 mg 1%
Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database

Honeydew is a cultivar group of muskmelon, Cucumis melo Inodorus group, which includes crenshaw, casaba, Persian, winter, and other mixed melons. Honeydew is also the American name for the cultivar White Antibes which has been grown for many years in southern France and Algeria. Image File history File links Melon_honeydew. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... Melon is a term used for various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruits, or may specify the typically sweet-fruiting members, muskmelon and watermelon. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... Lactose is a disaccharide found in milk. ... Dietary fibers are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water. ... In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail (chain), which is either saturated or unsaturated. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... For other uses, see Vitamin C (disambiguation). ... Jordanian and Israeli salt evaporation ponds at the south end of the Dead Sea Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with the formula NaCl. ... Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. ... Under the ICNCP, a Cultivar Group is a gathering of cultivars. ... Binomial name Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon refers to the many cultivars of Cucumis melo, and is one of the broader group of fruits grown and traded as melons. ...


A honeydew has a round to slightly oval shape, typically 15-22 cm long. It generally ranges in weight from 1.8 to 3.6 kg. The flesh of a honeydew is pale green in color, while the smooth peel ranges from greenish to yellow. Like most fruit, honeydew has seeds. Honeydew's thick, juicy, sweet flesh is often eaten for dessert, and is commonly found in supermarkets across the world. This fruit grows best in semiarid climates and is harvested based on maturity, not size. Maturity can be hard to judge, but is based upon ground color ranging from greenish white (immature) to creamy yellow (mature). Quality is also determined by the honeydew having a nearly spherical shape with a surface free of scars or defects. Also, a honeydew should feel heavy for its size and have a waxy (not fuzzy) surface. A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... A selection of desserts Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. ...


The name casaba comes from Kasaba, a town in Turkey. Kasaba is a small town 17 kilometres from Kastamonu, Turkey. ...


The winter melon variety of honeydew melon should not be confused with the synonymous winter melon. Binomial name Benincasa hispida Thunb. ...

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The melon is the fruit and plant of a typically vine-like (climber and trailer) herb that was first cultivated more than 4000 years ago (~ 2000 BC) in Persia and Africa.
Conomon Group is the oriental pickling melon; it is also known as the Sweet melon, Chekiang melon, or Chinese white cucumber.
These melons are susceptible to fungal infections by fusarium and verticillium wilts, as well as a bacterial wilt transmitted by the cucumber beetle.
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