Honeydew melon is high in vitamin C and is a good source of potassium. Cantaloupe is high in vitamin C and is a good source of vitamin B6 and vitamin A. Watermelon is high in vitamin C and is a good source of lycopene, an antioxidant that may help protect against cancer.
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Sweet melons are generally divided into two broad categories, dessert melons and watermelon. Dessert melons are further subdivided into smooth (or winter) melons, a group that includes the honeydew and casaba and the lesser-known canary, Crenshaw, and Santa Claus; netted melons, including cantaloupe (also known as muskmelon) and Persian melon; and the much less familiar tropical melons, including Haogen and Galia. Popular melons include cantaloupe, honeydew, casaba, and watermelon.
Storing Melons
Unripe melons can be ripened in a paper bag at room temperature. Because some melons readily absorb the odour of other foods even when uncut, they should be wrapped with plastic if kept in the refrigerator for more than a day. Melons keep well in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
2002. Encyclopedia of foods. San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press.