Cantaloupe melon

Cantaloupe melon
	Cantaloupe melon ( Cucumis melo var. Cantalupensis )
Systematics
Family :	Pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae)
Subfamily :	Cucurbitoideae
Tribe :	Melothrieae
Genre :	Cucumber ( cucumis )
Type :	Sugar melon ( Cucumis melo )
Variety :	Cantaloupe melon
Scientific name
	Cucumis melo var. Cantalupensis
	Naudin

The cantaloupe melon ( Cucumis melo var. Cantalupensis ), and cantaloupe written is a variety of sweet melon ( Cucumis melo L.) in the botanical genus of cucumbers ( Cucumis is classified). In Germany the terms wart or sugar melon are also used.

Orange-colored flesh and a beige to light brown skin are characteristic of the cantaloupe melon . Cantaloupe melons are usually seven to twelve centimeters in diameter. They're high in fiber, vitamin C, and beta-carotene.

origin

The cantaloupe melon was grown in Iran about 5000 years ago , and about 4000 years ago in the eastern Mediterranean (Greece, Egypt).

Around 1700 it was raised in Cantalupo in Sabina (eponymous), a noble seat north of Rome, from seeds that came from Armenia . It was first cultivated in England in 1739.

variants

The Charentais melon is smooth-skinned. It is grown almost exclusively in France and is related to the Cavaillon and Vaucluse melons .
The predominant variant in North America is round with a thick, net-like, brown skin and firm, orange-colored flesh, slightly sweet to the taste.

hygiene

Since the net-like skin of the cantaloupe melon (especially the North American variant) can carry bacteria such as salmonella , the melon should not be kept in the refrigerator for more than three days after cutting.

Web links

Commons : Cantaloupe - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Audrey H Ensminger: The concise encyclopedia of foods & nutrition. CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8493-4455-7 , p. 159.
^ Alfred C. Andrews: Melons and watermelons in the classical era. In: Osiris. Volume 12, 1956, pp. 368-375.
^ Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd Edition. 1989.
^ Philip Miller : The Gardeners Dictionary. Volume II.
↑ Sweet, colorful 'cantaloupe': low-cal, nutritious. In: Environmental Nutrition. Volume 26, No. 7, July 2003.
↑ Rise in salmonella potentially linked to rockmelons. ( Memento of December 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Australian Govt Health Warning, 2006, accessed August 25, 2013.
^ Cantaloupes Connected to Statewide Salmonellosis Outbreak. ( January 1, 2018 memento on the Internet Archive ) Kentucky 2012, accessed August 25, 2013.

[1] Audrey H Ensminger: The concise encyclopedia of foods & nutrition. CRC Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8493-4455-7 , p. 159.

[2] Alfred C. Andrews: Melons and watermelons in the classical era. In: Osiris. Volume 12, 1956, pp. 368-375.

[3] Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd Edition. 1989.

[4] Philip Miller : The Gardeners Dictionary. Volume II.

[5] Sweet, colorful 'cantaloupe': low-cal, nutritious. In: Environmental Nutrition. Volume 26, No. 7, July 2003.

[6] Rise in salmonella potentially linked to rockmelons. ( Memento of December 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Australian Govt Health Warning, 2006, accessed August 25, 2013.

[7] Cantaloupes Connected to Statewide Salmonellosis Outbreak. ( January 1, 2018 memento on the Internet Archive ) Kentucky 2012, accessed August 25, 2013.