How to Pick a Green-Skinned Hami Melon? Master These Selection Tips

Hami melon is a very common fruit in daily life, especially in the hot summer, when Hami melon becomes even more popular. So how do you pick a green-skinned Hami melon? What kind of Hami melon is sweeter?

1. How to pick a green-skinned Hami melon?

1. Look at the skin color: different varieties of Hami melon look different, but you can judge the ripeness of a Hami melon by the color at its top. Generally, green-skinned or mottled-skinned Hami melons turn white at the top when ripe, while yellow-skinned Hami melons turn bright yellow at the top. Isn't that easy to tell?

2. Look at the fruit stem: when a Hami melon with stripes is ripe, its stem sinks in slightly and is fairly smooth, and you can see very dense netting. If it is a Hami melon without netting, the stem becomes brightly colored when ripe, and the mottling also becomes obvious, with a fairly smooth surface.

3. Look at the tendril: no matter what variety of Hami melon it is, when it is ripe, the tendril at the fruit node clearly appears withered and yellow. When picking a Hami melon, you can tell whether it is ripe by the leaves at the node.

4. Look at the scars: many people choose the better-looking ones when picking Hami melons, thinking that good-looking ones have been well protected and therefore taste good. Actually, that is not the case. Although the scars on a Hami melon look ugly, this kind of Hami melon is very sweet and has a great texture, so the uglier the melon looks, the better it tastes.

2. The nutritional value of Hami melon

1. Bitter toxin: modern medical research has found that the stems of Hami melon and other melons contain a bitter toxin with an emetic effect, which can stimulate the mucous membrane of the stomach wall and cause vomiting. Taken internally in an appropriate amount, it can be an emergency treatment for food poisoning and will not be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, making it a very good emetic.

2. Vitamins and minerals: the vitamin content in the flesh of Hami melon is in no way inferior to that of other fruits. In fresh Hami melon flesh, the vitamin content is 4 to 7 times more than that of watermelon, 6 times higher than that of apples, and 1.3 times higher than that of apricots. These components are beneficial to the work of the human heart and liver as well as the activity of the intestinal system, promote endocrine and hematopoietic functions, and strengthen the digestive process.

Hami melon is rich in nutrients and has a crisp, refreshingly sweet texture. It is a very good fruit, and I hope everyone can learn how to pick Hami melons and find the tasty ones among the many melons.