Horned melon
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| Image:Cucumis-metuliferus-halves.jpg Fruit sliced transversely
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| Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey |
The horny melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, or kiwano (a registered trademark of New Zealand's Prinut Inc.), is a vine of African origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval melon with horns and is very decorative. Once native only to the region of the Kalahari desert, the horned melon is now grown in California and New Zealand as well.
When picked green, and allowed to ripen to an orange color, the fruit tastes like a mix of cucumber, lemon, lime and banana. The fully ripe melon has a orange rind with spikes. The yellow-green flesh has a gelatinous consistency and contains whitish seeds similar to those of a cucumber.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Value % Daily Value
- Serving Size 1 melon (100g)
- Amount per Serving: Calories 25
- Amount per Serving: Calories from Fat 0
- Total Fat 0g 0%
- Saturated fat 0g 0%
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%
- Sodium 0mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrates 3g 1%
- Dietary fiber 1g 2%
- Sugars 0g
- Protein 1g
- Vitamin A 6%
- Vitamin C 40%
- Calcium 2%
- Iron 6%
