What season is cantaloupe?

Cantaloupe is a kind of summer fruit, which ripens from July to September under natural conditions. However, through the control of modern cultivation techniques, the mature period can be controlled from May to October.

Several common cantaloupe species on the market:

Xizhou honey: light hemp green, greenway, fine reticulation, orange flesh, fine meat, crisp, good flavor, sugar content 20%, the best produced in eastern Xinjiang.

East Lake melon: beautiful net grain, taste like fragrant pear, sweet, crisp and tender, with attractive aromas of milk, fruit and wine.

Black eyebrows: the shape of the oval garden, the skin has more than a dozen dark green vertical stripes, just like beauty Xiumei, melon green, fine and juicy, high sugar content, sticky hands, eat it after winter, but also aroma, sweet and refreshing

Red heart crisp: orange-red color, crisp and juicy, creamy flavor, strong fragrance overflowing, aftertaste around the mouth, lasting for a long time.

Yellow eggs: the color is golden, the shape is round and small, the meat is like lanolin, soft and sweet, and a melon is placed all over the room to produce fragrance.

Xuelihong: the thick-skinned melon bred by Xinjiang Hami Melon Research Center is an early and middle ripening variety. The fruit development period is about 40 days. The fruit is oval, the pericarp is white, occasionally has sparse reticulation, it is red when ripe, the flesh is light red, the flesh is delicate, crisp and refreshing, and it melts in the mouth. It tastes like fragrant pear, the central refractive sugar is more than 15%, and the single melon weighs about 2.5 kg.

Jiashi melon: Jiashi melon is named because it is produced in Jiashi County. It has been planted for more than 1500 years. It has a wide variety of varieties, including more than 30 species in the early, middle and late seasons. Jiashi melon has a long history of cultivation, and its shape is symmetrical and full. it has the characteristics of thick and fine meat, sweet and crisp, thick juice, thin skin, high sugar content and so on. Jiashi melon ranks first among all kinds of melons in Xinjiang and becomes the leader among all kinds of melons and fruits in China.

Although cantaloupe is beneficial to defecation, invigorating qi, clearing lungs and relieving cough, but its sugar content is relatively high, people with diabetes are not suitable for consumption.