Also call: Musk Melon, Nutmeg, Canteloupe
 | DESCRIPTION
|
Rockmelon could be round or oval shape fruit with a corky netted texture on a
golden to dark brown skin. The flesh is golden orange in colour, in some variety it could
be green with flat white seeds.
| HISTORY AND ORIGIN
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Cultivated in Italy name after the town Cantalupo in the 18th century.
| BUYING AND STORAGE
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Choose firm, yellow or golden coloured Rockmelon with a sweet fragrance at the
stalk end and slightly soft at the blossom end.
Store in the refrigerator. Once cut use within a few days.
| PREPARATION AND USE
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Cut in half and remove the seeds. Peel and slice or cube. Serve with ice cream or
used in fruit salad and to use as a garnish in seafood or meat dish.
| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
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An excellent source of vitamin C.
| MAJOR NUTRIENTS
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- SERVING SIZE: 100 grm
| * ENERGY: |
91 kj |
* IRON: |
|
| * PROTEIN: |
1
grm |
* POTASSIUM: |
|
| * FAT: |
1
grm |
* CALCIUM: |
|
| * CARBOHYDRATE: |
5
grm |
* VITAMIN A: |
|
| * DIETARY FIBRE: |
1 grm |
* VITAMIN B: |
|
| * SODIUM: |
10 mg |
* VITAMIN C: |
30
mg |
| VARIETY
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CANTELOUPE: A small brown shape melon with a hard scaly yellowish
skin
and with a deep orange flesh.
 GALLIA: A very fine
netted melon with green skin and pale green
flesh.
 EIN D'
OR: Very similar to Canteloupe
but has a fine flatten netting
on a deeper green coloured skin.
 PIEL
DE SAPO: Similar to Ein d' or but has
yellow skin.
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