Watermelons Sugar sweet summer refreshment without sugar

Watermelons contain little sugar and calories
In sunny summer weather, watermelon is an extremely popular refreshment. With its high water content (around 90 percent), it provides the body with plenty of fluids while being extremely low in calories. According to the "aid information service - nutrition, agriculture, consumer protection e. V. "put in 100 grams of ripe watermelon only 40 kilocalories. In addition, the watermelon can trump with the contained beta-carotene, which has a positive effect on both the skin and the eyes. Watermelons are therefore recommended as a sugar-sweet refreshment without actually high sugar content in the summer. To determine the degree of maturity when shopping, the consumer information service aid reveals a simple trick.

Watermelon is well suited as a refreshing snack in summer. (Image: pilipphoto / fotolia.com)

Like the honeydew melon and the galia melon, watermelons belong to the cucurbitaceae family. They are related to cucumbers and zucchini. In general, according to the Consumer Information Service, there are two types of melon: watermelon and sugar melon. The watermelon are usually round to oval with a green, smooth shell. Inside show a juicy, red pulp with sweet taste. They contain an extremely high water content and extremely low calories. Watermelons are usually eaten pure, but they are, according to "aid-infodienst" also for the production of a summery drink. For this, the watermelon is pureed and mixed with fruit juice and crushed ice cubes. In addition, the watermelon can also be used as an ingredient in savory foods, for example as a "fruit vegetable to poultry, fish or seafood, wrapped in a warm salad with fennel or classic in Parma ham." Also a cold tomato and melon soup with basil and Yogurt is well suited as a refreshing appetizer.

Tapping helps to determine the degree of ripeness
When buying, the degree of ripeness of watermelons can be determined by knocking, according to the consumer information service aid. "A ripe watermelon sounds deep and dull, because of the high water content, when one knocks with the knuckle against the shell," reports the "aid-info service". In immature copies, the sound is hollow and quiet. To keep the melons fresh and at the same time to preserve the taste, they should not be stored too long in the refrigerator according to the experts, because they lose their taste here and take on the aroma of other foods. (Fp)