How to pick a Black Beauty watermelon? Latest selection tips shared

Black Beauty watermelon is a variety of watermelon, the fruit is oblong, the melon is relatively small, the rind is dark black-green with inconspicuous stripes, the rind is thin and tough, the flesh is tender and juicy, it is generally sweeter than other varieties of watermelon, and the flesh is also firmer than other varieties of melon. Now let us take a look together at how to pick a Black Beauty watermelon!

How to pick a Black Beauty watermelon?

1. When picking a Black Beauty watermelon, you can look at the outer skin of the watermelon. If the outer skin of the watermelon is relatively smooth and one part of the bottom is yellowish, it means it is a good melon. If there is fuzz on the surface and the color is dull, do not buy it.

2. When picking a Black Beauty watermelon, you can flick the rind with your hand. If it makes a “peng peng” sound, it means it is a ripe melon. If it makes a dang dang sound or other sounds, do not buy it either.

3. When picking a Black Beauty watermelon, if the fruit stalk is green, it means it is relatively fresh and also naturally ripened. If the melon stalk is dark brown and there is no fuzz, it means it was picked before it matured, and the quality is especially poor.

4. When picking a Black Beauty watermelon, choose one whose two ends are relatively symmetrical and buy that watermelon. If the head is large and the tail is small, or the head is small and the tail is large, do not buy it, because watermelons with an asymmetrical shape also have poor quality; they are either not sweet or not naturally ripened.

What are the benefits of eating watermelon?

1. Beauty and skincare: Watermelon contains nutrients such as citrulline, alanine, glutamic acid, arginine, malic acid, phosphoric acid, as well as sugars, vitamins, and minerals. These components of watermelon are most easily absorbed by the skin, and have a very good effect on moisturizing, sun protection, and whitening of facial skin.

2. Diuretic effect: Watermelon has a diuretic effect, and combined with its high water content, urination increases after eating watermelon, thereby reducing bile pigment content and keeping bowel movements smooth. It has a certain effect on treating jaundice. In addition, it can also help excrete salt from the body and reduce edema and other conditions.

3. Eliminating fatigue: The potassium rich in watermelon can quickly replenish the potassium that is easily lost with sweat in summer, avoiding the muscle weakness and fatigue caused by this. Moreover, potassium is also one of the elements necessary for beautiful legs; eating watermelon often will help you get a beautiful leg shape.

4. Promoting body fluids and relieving summer heat: Watermelon is a food and drink that can nourish and tonify the body. Because it contains a large amount of water, it is suitable for people with heatstroke and fever, and those who sweat a lot and are thirsty. When thirsty, sweating a lot, and feeling irritable, eating a piece of watermelon will immediately improve the symptoms.

5. Reducing inflammation and lowering blood pressure: Watermelon has the effect of treating nephritis and lowering blood pressure, because the potassium salts in watermelon can eliminate inflammation of the kidneys, and the enzymes in it can convert insoluble protein into soluble protein to increase the nutrition of nephritis patients, while the glycosides in watermelon have the effect of lowering blood pressure.

What are the taboos of eating watermelon?

1. People with renal insufficiency who eat too much watermelon will take in too much water and cannot excrete it in time, which not only worsens edema but also easily induces acute heart failure.

2. Diabetic patients who eat too much watermelon in a short period of time will not only have elevated blood sugar; those with more severe conditions may also develop acidosis due to metabolic disorders, and may even endanger their lives.

3. People with oral ulcers who eat more watermelon will excrete too much of the water needed for oral ulcer recovery, thereby worsening yin deficiency and internal heat, making the course of the disease prolonged and difficult to heal.

4. Watermelon is a raw and cold food. Eating too much of it will damage the spleen and stomach, leading to poor appetite, indigestion, and decreased gastrointestinal resistance, causing abdominal distension and diarrhea.

5. When a large amount of watermelon is eaten, its rich water content will dilute gastric juice in the stomach and cause indigestion or diarrhea.

6. Watermelon cannot be eaten after it spoils, as it easily causes gastrointestinal disease and diarrhea.

7. Watermelon has the effect of clearing internal heat. Eating watermelon in the early stages of a cold will worsen the cold or prolong its course.

8. The constitution of postpartum women is relatively weak. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating too much watermelon will be too cold and damage the spleen and stomach.

9. The large amount of water in watermelon will dilute the digestive juices in the stomach. Eating it before or after meals will affect the digestion and absorption of food.

10. Although eating iced watermelon on a very hot day has a very good effect on relieving summer heat, it is very stimulating to the stomach and easily causes damage to the spleen and stomach.

11. Watermelon easily spoils in a high-temperature environment. If you eat watermelon that has been opened for too long and has been contaminated by germs, it will cause gastrointestinal infectious diseases.