Muskmelon Facts & Other Things

Honeydew

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Golden Honeydew

The Golden honeydew melon has a similar shape and texture to the common honeydew. Its most obvious difference is its bright golden- hued skin. When ripe its skin is firm, thin and smooth. Its flesh is succulent, velvety and sweet. A faint aroma and a slight opening at its blossom end will also indicate ideal ripeness. An overripe melon is soft to the touch and it will develop a bitter flavor in its flesh. Like other honeydew melons, the Golden honeydew is relatively large, weighing an average of 4 to 8 pounds.

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Honeydew Facts

Calories: 64, Carbs: 16 grams, Fiber: 1.4 grams, Protein: 1 gram, Fat: 0 grams, Vitamin C: 53% of the reference daily intake (RDI), Vitamin B6: 8% of the RDI, Folate: 8% of the RDI, Vitamin K: 6% of the RDI, Potassium: 12% of the RDI, Magnesium: 4% of the RDI

Source: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/honeydew#section1

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Honeydew X-Section

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Orange Honeydew

The Orange-Fleshed honeydew is a hybrid variety of muskmelon created by crossing a green fleshed honeydew with a orange fleshed muskmelon. They are part of the honeydew group of cultivators botanically known as Cucumis melo inodorus. The Orange-Fleshed honeydew can also be found marketed under a variety of different names such as Temptation, Coup d' Orange, Orange Blossom, Orange Bowl, Orange Sherbet, Orange Dew, Orange County and Orange Delight. Though market testing has proven this melon to be superior in terms of quality, flavor and nutritional value over traditional muskmelon and honeydew types production of Orange-Fleshed honeydew is still limited as a result of a lack in consumer awareness resulting in low market demand.

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