Sapphire Jewelry Collection

Yellow Orange Natural

Cantaloupe – a Delicious, Natural Vitamin Storehouse for the Family!

What’s round in shape, orange in color, rich in pro-vitamin A, vitamins C and B9 and is 100% natural? It’s a cantaloupe, the delicious melon that the whole world is raving about. The Cantaloupe is easily one of the most popular fruits in the world today. It is indeed hard to a person who hasn’t tasted this delicious fruit before. The rising popularity of Cantaloupe all around can be attributed to 2 aspects, viz. its great taste and its many health benefits. Let’s take a bite into this delicious and healthy offering from Mother Nature.

Cantaloupe has long been a favorite with the health-conscious populace. What makes the cantaloupe an excellent natural source of good health is the fact that it is not only low in calories, but is also a great source of pro-vitamin A, vitamin C and beta carotene. In fact, One serving (¼ of a medium melon) provides more than 400 percent of your daily vitamin A, and it also provides nearly 100 percent of your daily vitamin C!

The most important benefit, however, lies in the fact that the fruit is a great source of polyphenol antioxidants, chemicals which are known to provide certain health benefits to the cardiovascular system and immune system. These chemicals are known to regulate the formation of nitric oxide, a key chemical in promoting health of the endothelium and prevention of heart attacks.

Cantaloupe is easy to obtain and is available in abundance in many parts of the world. It is a common sight in most fresh fruit stores and health malls. The Internet is teeming with online stores selling Cantaloupe online. Some of the biggest names in the fresh fruit retailing business have added cantaloupe to their inventory. Sundia Corporation, a name which has become synonymous with the finest and freshest of watermelons, has started selling cantaloupe as well. In fact, the cantaloupe is an important product offering from Sundia Corporation. While Sundia has been a big name in the Watermelon market, they have now started offering other melons like Cantaloupe and Honeydew to the market. If you are looking to buy premium Cantaloupe products, Sundia is the name for you. Sundia Cantaloupe and cantaloupe products are sold in the produce and refrigerated sections of grocery stores in the US.

Time for some Cantaloupe trivia. How do you identify a good cantaloupe without cutting it? Good quality cantaloupe will have a netted skin, with a yellow/orange coloring and be slightly soft on the stem end. A good cantaloupe should ideally have the musky smell on the stem end and the scar on the stem should be a smooth well-rounded cavity. Often you can hear the seeds rattle inside a cantaloupe if you shake it. Most cantaloupes will have a bleached side that rested on the soil. However, this would not have any impact on the quality of the cantaloupe.

Leaving an uncut Cantaloupe at room temperature for two to four days makes the fruit softer and juicier. Cantaloupe lovers will know that it is normally eaten as a fresh fruit, as a salad or as a dessert with ice cream and custard. Cantaloupe pieces wrapped in prosciutto are one of the favorite starters for most gourmets.

About the Author

Jennifer Salerno is a veteran in Internet marketing and a wordsmith par excellence with countless articles on a wide range of subjects to his credit. She is an expert on Watermelon Recipes.

[phpzon]Yellow Orange Natural, 10, "Jewelry"[/phpzon]