During summer heat watermelon – an ideal way to enrich the organism with liquid and to fill up a reserve of vitamins. It contains folic acid, magnesium, potassium, selenium, vitamins of group B, C, pantothenic acid, karotina and many other substances, necessary for health. Besides this excellent diuretic and cosmetic. And all this in one product! And that watermelon was not only useful, but also tasty, it needs to be chosen correctly.
Remember the main places in which it isn't necessary to buy watermelons. For example, from trucks. Especially, if watermelons are for descriptive reasons laid out directly on the earth. Don't buy watermelons along roads, on roadsides and from trays. For own safety go behind purchase only to the places which are specially intended for trade and you don't come on the spontaneous markets at all.
Before purchase of watermelon don't forget to take an interest at the seller in quality of the products sold by it. On each party the dealer has to have the corresponding certificate. If all documents at the seller available, you can safely start the choice.
You don't chase the size: big - doesn't mean ripe. It is the best of all to be guided by berry weight. If watermelonto large and rather light, take it, without deliberating. The fruit, average by the size, can be very ripe and sweet too. Especially, if at light percussion on it the ringing sound is distributed. As an indicator of ripeness serves also crackling when pressing watermelon. But be not overzealous, otherwise it can burst. Carry out on a watermelon crust by a nail. If on it there is no "graze" left, watermelon will be ripe. Pay attention to watermelon "tail", it has to be dry. Existence of a spot, on that side which the fruit lay on a melon field, surely. And, the it will be more yellow, the better. Its strips on a crust also can tell a lot of things about ripeness of watermelon. The they more exactly and more contrastly, the are riper berry. If there is an opportunity, "bath" watermelon in water: the ripe product will emerge, immature – will plunge into water. It is considered that watermelons - "girls" are the most tasty. It is possible to recognize them by the lower part of berry. Convex with a small circle at watermelon - "boy". Fruits with more flat lower part and a wide range, respectively, a ladies' floor. Such watermelons the most sweet, and in them it is much less stones.