Melons

Watermelon

Vitamins and Minerals

Watermelon contains Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, Vitamins B1, and magnesium.

Essential to (Body parts/Functions)

Watermelon contains 92% water that keeps you hydrated and saves you from many heart and kidney problems. This fruit I anti-cancer properties. It improves your heart health by reducing the levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. Watermelon also helps to lower inflammation and oxidative stress. It can relieve muscles soreness ad prevent muscular degeneration. watermelon helps to make the digestion system better and beneficial for hair and skin.

Origin

Watermelon’s seeds have been discovered in Egyptian tombs. However, its ancestors were from Southern Africa. It belongs to the family Cucurbits. Watermelon has an oval to spherical shape and a dark green rind.

Varities And Types

There are many types of watermelon but the basic types are seedless, picnic, yellow/orange-fleshed, and icebox.

Production

China, Turkey, India, and Iran are the largest producers of this melon.

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