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Watermelon<\/a> is a very large and heavy round or oval fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are about 50 species <\/strong>of watermelon, including baby watermelon (anguria baby<\/em>), which is a small size variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon is one of the favourite summer fruits: refreshing, hydrating and nutritious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelons ripen for eating from June to September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon has an extremely low calorie content: 100 g of watermelon has only about 16 calories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon<\/strong> is a healthy fruit to eat fresh, cut in slices or in a fruit salad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family, originally from tropical Africa, and the fruit is a false berry (pepo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rind is hard, smooth and quite thin, green in colour, mottled or striped in light green, white or yellow; the flesh is red and full of seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watermelon<\/a> helps to detoxify and purify the body; it is very filling and helps to reintegrate the minerals lost by the body in the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefits of watermelon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main health benefits of watermelon are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n