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Can yellow heart watermelon be eaten?

Of course, yellow watermelons are edible.

Huang Xin watermelon is a rare watermelon variety introduced from Taiwan Province.

Melon is small, only 3 kg at most, with high and uniform sugar content, which melts in the mouth.

It takes only 33 days for this kind of yellow-skinned watermelon to mature, and it can be harvested twice a year with an yield of 3000 kg per mu.

In hot summer, watermelon is an indispensable fruit to cool off the heat, and the most common one is red pulp. With the development of science and technology, yellow watermelon gradually entered the market. Carotene contained in yellow watermelon can induce benign differentiation of cancer cells, while betaine contained in watermelon can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and the formation of tumors.

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Yellow flesh watermelon, commonly known as "black gluten", is mostly planted in coastal and plain areas. Yellow gourd watermelon is the best among melons, with oval shape, green yellow belt, obvious dark green reticulation, golden yellow flesh, crisp sweet sand, rich melon flavor and unique flavor.

The mature single fruit is about 1.5 kg, which is suitable for planting coarse sand and semi-sandy soil with good drainage and ripens in June-August.

As early as before the establishment of the county in the Ming Dynasty, Zhao 'an County in Fujian Province was rich in watermelons, and the traditional producing areas were mainly Liaoya Village and Qiaodong Village in Meiling. 1956, when the eighth congress of China * * * Producers' Party was held, Liaoya Huangpiao watermelon was selected as a good fruit of the supply conference.

This variety has high geological requirements and is not easy to popularize in a large area.

Watermelon in Yellow Land-Baidu Encyclopedia