Cantaloupe is the version of melons (Cucumis melo), fruits of which are covered by a striped peel, has come to us from India and Guinea where it was cultivated more 2000 years ago. The pulp of fruit of this bright sort is orange colour; it is sweet on taste and very aromatic. In Europe it has been grown up for the first time from the sunflower seeds taken from a melon that was cultivated on its native land. Candied fruits from cantaloupe are very aromatic and possess the expressed sweet taste.
Melon is a valuable foodstuff. In comparison of sugar contain the melon has higher amount then water-melon, but it is presented not by fructose, but less sweet sugar sucrose. Melon has twice as much iron in it than in chicken meat and 17 times higher amount than milk.
The melon contains the alkaline salts, valuable organic acids like apple, amber, and citric. Melon contains three times more vitamin C than water-melons. The melon contains inosine the substance that protects from hair and helps not to gather fats and cholesterol in liver.
100g contain: Fat – 0.1 g Proteins – 0.7 g Carbohydrates – 82.2 g Energy – 341 kcal