Peel. You can spend a test to determine the ripeness of melon on the peel. Dry crust melon anywhere. If without much effort you get to the green skin - in front of you a ripe melon.
Nose. When choosing melon, pay attention to its spout. This is the place where the melon had a flower. It should be a little soft. If the nose is very soft, then the melon has already been overruded, if solid is green.
Pat melon. If the sound of melon with a slap ring, it means that it has not yet been launched. And if deaf, it means ripe. The correct climb is happening: the melon is put on the palm of the left hand, and the right hand makes ricastic slaps from top to bottom, bottom up. The sound should be given in the left hand.
Can I eat with seeds? Yes. Many believe that melon can not eat with seeds, as they are harmful. For example, causing appendicitis. But it is not. Clean seeds are harmless to health. Another thing is that they are tasteful ...
Melon can be used for dessert? Yes. There is an opinion that melon can not eat for dessert, because diarrhea may occur. But it is not.
Melon quenches thirst better than water? Not. On the one hand, a melon is 90% consists of water (90 g per 100 g). But on the other, there is a lot of sugar in it, which causes more severe thirst.
Mblee crust should be shiny? Not. Have a good melon crust matte. The brilliant crust may mean that the melon is treated with chemicals so that it looks more attractive and was kept longer. Therefore, you should not buy shiny melons.
Melon is harmful to teeth? Yes. There are a lot of sugar in melon, which is a nutrient medium for bacteria causing caries. Therefore, after eating melon, you must rinse your mouth, and better clean your teeth.
Melon reduces swelling? Yes. Melon has a powerful diuretic effect, which means that reduces swelling. This is especially true for people with renal and heart disease, as well as for pregnant women.
Melon helps with hemorrhoids? Not. There is such a people's recipe - with hemorrhoids to make a melt melt rumble. But this recipe does not work.
Melon is useful for prevention of anemia? Yes. All thanks to the abundance of cobalt (2 μg per 100 g is 20% of the daily norm). It turns into vitamin B12 and promotes blood formation.
Melon can eat with diabetes mellitus? Yes. There is an opinion that a sweet melon should not be a sick diabetes. However, the content of sugars in the melon is not critical (7.9 g per 100 g - about 13% of the daily norm). Sugar is easily absorbed by the body. Therefore, the melon is not contraindicated to people with diabetes mellitus.