Watermelon is a tasty and many favorite treat. It is called a berry, and a fruit, and a vegetable, although it will be more accurate to say that a watermelon is a berry-like fruit. It contains a lot of water, so they can perfectly quench their thirst on a hot day or after sports training. What other interesting facts about watermelons are there?
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Many are used to eating only red juicy pulp of watermelon. However, it can be eaten whole. Bones, which are usually advised not to swallow, and the skin itself are considered edible. In its pure form, this, of course, is not worth using. So, for example, it is recommended to fry the seeds first. But the peels of this fruit can be stewed and pickled.
There are many different recipes in which such an ingredient is present. Watermelons are added to salads, desserts, for example, sorbet and jam, are prepared from them, and even soups are cooked. In addition, there is a technology that allows you to make special honey from red ripe pulp. Such a delicacy contains a lot of sugar in its composition, because in large quantities it is not recommended to eat it. Watermelon honey is not allowed for people with diabetes.
In a watermelon is a huge benefit for human health and well-being. If you eat it regularly, you can reduce the risk of developing lung or stomach cancer. This delicacy has a positive effect on the heart and blood vessels, with the help of watermelons you can lower blood pressure. The benefits of watermelon are invaluable for digestion. Also, a juicy fruit helps to improve the condition of the skin and hair, can help in the fight against diseases of the kidneys, genitourinary system, and also serves as an excellent anti-inflammatory agent.
Watermelon has its own official holiday. It is celebrated on the third of August each year.
In total, there are more than a thousand varieties of this delicious treat in the world. There are watermelons of different sizes and shapes, in different shades. There are even fruits whose flesh has a yellowish tint. Such a variety was obtained due to the crossing of a regular watermelon with a wild one, which is forbidden to eat. Yellow watermelons are grown usually in Thailand and Spain. It is worth noting that the lack of seeds in a watermelon is not bad. This indicates that a particular fruit is a hybrid of different varieties.
The use of watermelon not only saturates the human body with vitamins. The delicacy has a positive effect on the emotional background, improves mood than sweets and chocolate.
In the countries of Asia, small fruits are grown. As well as watermelons, which in their shape can be triangular, square, rectangular - any. They can not be added to food, otherwise you can be poisoned. Most often they are sold as original souvenirs.
During the celebration of the New Year, for example, in Vietnam, a watermelon is always placed on the table. It is a symbol of success and prosperity.
Every year, the largest number of this berry-like fruit is grown in China. The top three countries also include Iran and Turkey. But Russia is only in seventh place in this ranking.
Despite the fact that ripe fruits can be quite high in calories, they are easily absorbed by the body. In addition, watermelon helps to remove various toxins and toxins, in a peculiar way cleanses the digestive system. People who want to lose weight can try to "sit" on a watermelon diet. Doctors are of the opinion that if a person does not have any serious contraindications to include such an ingredient in the diet, then up to 3 kg of fresh ripe watermelons can be eaten per day.