It would seem that if a watermelon is a berry, then melon too. However, the melon belongs to the Bakhchev family and is akin to a cucumber. So it turns out that melon is a vegetable. However, scientists still continue to argue about this. For the layman there is no big difference: a melon is a berry or fruit. The main thing is that it is healthy and nutritious.
Originally from egypt
It is known that melon came to Russia about 800 years ago from Central Asia. However, Egypt is considered her homeland. It was along the banks of the Nile that this exotic vegetable first grew. However, hardly anyone then wondered: "Is melon a vegetable or a berry?"
In Russia, the melon immediately fell to the taste of the nobility, it even began to grow under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in greenhouses near Moscow. True, then they realized that it is more efficient to do this in more southern regions, for example, in the Astrakhan region.
Useful properties of melon
Melon is rich in trace elements, primarily iron. It is even more there than in milk. But iron stimulates blood formation. Therefore, melons are useful for those who suffer from anemia (anemia).
Silicon in melon is essential for hard tissues, skin and hair, and potassium and magnesium will help prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Juice therapy, used to cleanse the body, is now very popular in Europe. Melon juice is the basis of medicinal juice, as it is digested by the body much faster than juices of other berries and fruits.
Every morning for 20 days it is recommended to drink a glass of melon juice with the aim of removing toxins on an empty stomach, while it is necessary to add any berries that were originally frozen to it. And in this case it does not matter, the melon is a berry or a fruit, it is important that it contains a sufficient amount of healthy juice.
In addition to trace elements, melon contains a considerable amount of vitamin B9 (folic acid), which also affects the processes of hematopoiesis, the formation of hemoglobin, and lowering cholesterol in the blood. Folic acid directly has a positive effect on the processes occurring in the nervous system (inhibition and arousal), it helps to prevent stress.
Melon is also rich in vitamin C (ascorbic acid), about the beneficial properties of which everyone has heard. Finally, it also contains beta-carotene, which is a natural provitamin A. It relieves us of visual disturbances, damage to the condition of the skin and hair, and is involved in the formation of bone tissues and teeth.
Well, surely no one doubts how useful the melon is. This is a berry or fruit, in this case it does not matter.
How to eat
Melon should be eaten as an independent dish, preferably between meals. Because in the stomach, along with other food, it can provoke a fermentation process, which is fraught with increased gas formation. For the same reason, melon is undesirable for breakfast.
You should not abuse melon for those who have diabetes, as well as gastritis and peptic ulcer.
Cut melon should not be left on the table, and even in the refrigerator, bacteria can multiply very quickly on it. It is better to eat it immediately.
Do not make a mistake in choosing
To determine if a melon is ripe, you need to press on its peel on the other side of the stem: in a ripe melon, the peel is relatively soft and will bend when pressed.
The maturity of the melon will be confirmed by a muffled sound if you gently tap on it, and also a delicious aroma.
So, is melon a berry or a fruit? Tricky question. Let’s try to answer in another way: watermelon is a berry, and melon is a vegetable. But you can store these two aromatic fruits together: indoors, on a trellised shelf, spreading them in a row so that they do not touch, and their tails stick up. At a plus temperature, but not higher than five degrees Celsius, they may well survive the winter.