Very few people can resist pleasant aroma of a ripe melon, it appears, it also is very useful, only provided that it is correct to eat it. And as well as with what is this berry to please the organism, we will tell in this article.
Yellow ball
The relative of pumpkin and cucumber, a melon can be both a round, and cylindrical form. The smooth or rastreskanny peel can cover it, color can be both light green, and dark green, pale yellow and saturated, with strips or monophonic depending on a grade. The interior of a fruit differs in the juiciness and elasticity and also unusual aroma. At a ripe melon it the softest and very sweet.
Chemical composition
Besides excellent tastes and a pleasant smell, this product is famous for the rich mineral and vitamin structure.
Vitamins
Berry contains a set of vitamins, namely A, C, E, B (N and SS). At a melon there is folic acid and also a large amount of cellulose and sugars.
Mineral substances
As a part of this fruit there are a lot of mineral substances, for example, of iodine, phosphorus, sodium, fluorine, magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc, copper, manganese, chlorine and sulfur.
Whether you know? Useful properties of a melon are known long ago. It is scientifically proved that it was grown up in Ancient Egypt, and it means, more 2000 B.C.
Caloric content and nutrition value of a melon
This berry successfully combines great taste and the minimum caloric content as in 100 g of pulp of a melon only 30-35 kcal contain.
Its indicators I WATCH also pleasantly please as in 100 g of this fruit contains:
- 0.6 g — proteins;
- 7.4 g — carbohydrates;
- 0.3 g — fats.
In what advantage of a product
The melon is equally useful both to adults, and to children, rich vitamin and mineral structure do this besides also available berry by one of healthy products. All because its pulp at the correct application:
- Strengthens immunity.
- Favorably influences a GIT.
- Interferes with locks.
- Brings toxins out of an organism.
- Promotes blood formation.
- Cleans walls of vessels.
- Is diuretic.
- Raises hemoglobin.
- Normalizes work of nervous system.
- Accelerates metabolism.
- Makes positive impact on a liver therefore it is especially shown at hepatitis.
- Works as sudorific.
- Normalizes pressure.
Read also about the vitamins necessary for maintenance of immunity, work of nervous system, a liver, heart and vessels.
For men
Men are recommended to use powder from the dried-up melon seeds as it contains substances which increase potency and improve quality indicators of sperm.
Important! Not only pulp and seeds of berry, but also a peel has useful properties, it contains a chlorophyll which favorably influences the blood system and work of glands in a human body.
For women
For a fine half of mankind this product is a source of youth, beauty and health. In it there are all necessary components in order that its presence at a diet positively influenced a female body. At the same time it is possible not only to eat a melon that will already positively affect a condition of skin, a hair and nails, but also to apply outwardly in the form of masks and compresses, further we will stop on it in more detail.
Learn by means of what vitamins it is possible to improve female and male health.
Also it normalizes a hormonal background of a female body therefore it is especially shown in the period of a menopause.
For children
Both pulp, and seeds of this berry is shown to children. The thing is that they contain useful substances for an organism of kids.
At sunflower seeds there is a lot of folic acid, and it, as we know, has positive impact on memory and work of a brain in general therefore for school students it is an irreplaceable product.
Read also about influence of other vitamins on memory and work of a brain.
Pulp of a melon will fill the growing organism with useful substances and will strengthen the immune system and bones.
Also she is capable to save an organism from helminths which often strike children.
Whether it is possible to eat a melon
After acquaintance to the description and characteristics of this product, there can be an impression that all can use it and in unlimited number, but it not absolutely so before entering a melon into a diet, it is necessary to get acquainted with this large berry in details.
To pregnant women
Women in interesting situation have to include this product in the daily menu, because of the fact that in a melon and its seeds a lot of folic acid and group B vitamins, they favorably influence an organism of pregnant women and development of a fruit. One more of its plus is that it is effective at fight against hypostases and locks which very often bother future mothers.
Important! During pregnancy the standard daily rate of consumption of this product should not exceed 250 g and also future mothers can eat a melon only on a hungry stomach.
Feeding
And here from a melon it is better for women who nurseto refrain or eat only it after consultation with the pediatrician as she rather heavy for the newborn's stomach and also is capable to cause allergic reactions. Accurately recommend to enter it into the diet at GV only when the baby is 7-9 months old.
How to choose a ripe melon
There are several simple criteria to choose tasty and useful berry to a table. If to follow them, then the fruit will bring gastronomic joy to you and advantage to your organism:
- The melon has to smell pleasantly.
- The peel has to be integral, without damages and decay.
- At percussion on a fruit the deaf sound has to be heard.
- The tail of a melon has to be dry.
- If the peel is easily scratched by a nail then, berry is ready to the use.
Important! Buy melons only in the checked places. It is desirable that they were located as it is possible further from routes and the highway as hazardous substances very quickly collect in a peel and pulp, and such product will definitely not bring any benefit.
Tastes and use in cookery
That the product brought the maximum benefit, is necessary to know as well as with what it is correct to eat it, and a melon — at all not an exception. If to use this berry competently, it is possible to get healthier properly.
As it is correct to eat a melon
Most often it is used in the raw as the melon in itself is a fine dish. Before giving it is peeled also seeds, product temperature is of also great importance, it has to be room, and not cooled at all.
The simplest and popular dish with a melon is a salad. In its preparation can be used as fruit (lime, pomegranate, apple, pear, peaches, bananas, avocado, strawberry), and chicken, shrimps, mussels, scallops, arugula, cilantro, ginger, feta, red onions, walnuts.
It is perfectly combined with meat delicacies, for example, proshutto.
What it is impossible to eat a melon with
This berry is not combined with alcohol and any fermented milk products at all, in such combination the product can cause disorder of digestive tract. It is the best of all to use it as an independent dish in intervals between meals.
What can be prepared from a fruit
The melon is added to fresh salads, dried and dry it and also cook from it jams, jam and various refined desserts. If you want to surprise the guests, try to cook soup from a melon, currant and ice cream.
It is required to you:
- 350 g of a melon;
- 5 g of melon liqueur;
- 10 g of icing sugar;
- 1 g of vanilla;
- 15 g of a biscuit;
- 5 g of red currant;
- 50 g of vanilla ice cream;
- 125 g of flour;
- 1 egg;
- 115 g of sugar;
- 40 g of butter;
- 60 g of honey.
Preparation:
- The melon needs to be washed out under flowing water, to get wet with a paper towel and to cut in half.
- Then it is necessary to cut out circles from pulp, for example, by means of an ice cream spoon.
- We mix the remained pulp with liqueur, icing sugar and vanilla, we shake up the blender to uniformity and we send to the fridge.
- Meanwhile we prepare a biscuit. It is necessary to add honey, sugar, egg and flour to the kindled butter. To vent dough and to lay out it on the baking sheet laid by parchment paper. To bake at 180 degrees of 15-20 minutes to readiness.
- Then to cool a ready biscuit and to cut in small cubes.
- It is necessary only to issue a dessert beautifully. On a bottom of a plate we spread the cut biscuit, we add melon balls and currant, and then we fill in with the cooled mix.
- We decorate with a ball of ice cream and a leaflet of fresh mint. The simple and tasty dish is ready and by all means will surprise your guests.
Features of storage
Any vegetables, fruit or berries lose vitamins and useful properties at the wrong storage and also for the same reason they can just vanish. Therefore it is important to know, as well as where to store products that they were as fresh.
Whether you know? A champion on cultivation of melons is China, there annually collect more than 8 million tons of this product. At the same time it is widely used in traditional medicine and actively exported.
Conditions for extension of life
In order that the melon longer lay down and kept all the useful properties, it is necessary to store it in the dark, cool and dry place. It is the best of all to suspend berry in a grid in the room protected from light. Also placement it in boxes on a balcony is allowed, but at the same time it is necessary to pour fruits sawdust or sand that they did not adjoin among themselves.
The period of storage varies depending on a grade, for example, melons which ripen later, are stored up to 6 months, mid-season — up to 4 months, and early — no more than 30 days.
If to place this product in the fridge, then irrespective of a grade and terms of maturing it will be stored no more than 21-30 days. The cut product needs to be stored in the fridge, and the term of its validity does not exceed 3 days.
Whether it is possible to freeze a melon for the winter
This berry it is possible and it is necessary to freeze as even at such way of storage it keeps taste, aroma and vitamins B a current of year. The main thing — it is correct to prepare it. Initially the melon is washed, dried and cut on segments. Then it needs to be laid out on a rating or a baking sheet and to place in the freezer for day. Later the specified time the preparation is got and packaged in portion bags for foodstuff.
Melon as a way to lose weight
This product can be the main component of a diet, and can independently be used during fasting days. Monodiets on the basis of a melon should not last longer than 3 days. For people who wish to lose extra kilos or just watch the weight, this berry is a fine product because it contains a lot of cellulose which leads to fast and long saturation. That is, in other words, the melon perfectly satisfies feeling of hunger, and it does not return long time.
Nutritious masks and application in cosmetology
The melon is a product of beauty and youth, it brings benefit to an organism not only at internal application, but also at external so it is worth paying attention to the checked recipes which are intended to improve a condition of skin and hair.
For the person
The melon makes fine impact on skin, masks which part it is are capable:
- To moisturize the skin.
- To remove or to significantly reduce pigmentary spots and freckles, to bleach a face.
- Are effective at the first signs of aging, that is wrinkles.
- Remove inflammations, remove pimples and acne rash.
- Tone up skin.
Get acquainted with councils for fight against pigmentary spots, freckles, wrinkles, pimples.
The most important that effective masks with participation of this component very just to prepare and use in house conditions, you look.
The moistening and toning mask with a melon
Berry needs to be peeled from sunflower seeds and a peel, and then to crush to a condition of pyureobrazny weight. Ready puree is put on a face and a zone of a decollete and left for 20-30 minutes. Then it is necessary to wash warm water. The bleaching mask
Melon puree is mixed 1:1 with lemon juice, and the received weight is applied on problem places or a thin even layer on all person. The mask is left for 7-10 minutes and carefully washed away warm water. Frequency of such procedure should not exceed 1 time in 3 days.
Mask for oily skin
To remove a greasy luster from a face and to prevent formation of pimples, it is possible to use such recipe. 2 tablespoons of melon puree need to be mixed with one protein and 1 tablespoon of the fat-free kefir. Evenly to distribute the received weight on the person and to leave for 15-20 minutes, after that to wash away warm water.
Read also about application of a celery, beet, ginger for appearance faces and a hair.
For hair
In order that all admired your fine head of hear, it is possible to use this berry also. The melon humidifies and adds gloss to dim hair, promotes acceleration of their growth. After regular application of such masks the hair become more obedient and healthy by sight.
Mask for volume
For preparation it is required to you:
- Melon — 2 segments.
- Jojoba oil — 10 drops.
- Lemon — 1 piece.
Melon it is necessary to crush and wring out from it juice, it is much simpler to make it by means of the juice extractor. Add 10 droplets of jojoba oil to the received juice, mix and apply mix on hair from roots to tips. On hair it is necessary to put on a hat or to wind them with food wrap and to cover with a towel. Musk needs to leave on hair for 20-30 minutes, then carefully to wash out and rinse with water with juice of one lemon. A mask for the injured and whipped hair
½ glasses of melon juice, ½ glasses of cognac and 1 cup of freshly brewed coffee are required. All ingredients need to be mixed and applied on the washed-up, moist hair from roots to tips. Then the head is wrapped up in a warm towel and leave a mask for 40 min. Wash away it cool water.
Mask for an oily hair
It is necessary to add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to ½ glasses of juice of a melon, to mix, to distribute evenly on hair and to leave for 10-15 minutes, after that to wash the head as usual.
Possible harm and contraindications
There are no special contraindications concerning consumption of this big berry, but it is necessary to eat it with care. It is impossible to eat a lot of melon as this product rather difficult p