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Half watermelon snapped by myself in offa,Kwara state
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Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Fruit · Cucurbitaceae family

  • 30kcal
  • 0.87 gprotein
  • 0.4 gfibre

Per 100 g, raw.

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What 100 g is made of

  • Protein 0.87 g
  • Fat 0.15 g
  • Carbohydrate 7.6 g
  • Water and other 91.4 g

“Water and other” is what is left of 100 g after protein, fat and carbohydrate (mostly water, plus ash).

Vitamins and minerals in 100 g

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Where it comes from

  1. 961 CEWatermelons were cultivated in Córdoba by 961.Spain
  2. 1576Spanish settlers grew watermelon in Florida in 1576.United States of America
  3. 1650By 1650, watermelon was cultivated in Peru, Brazil and Panama.Peru, Brazil, Panama
  4. 1939Japanese scientists developed seedless triploid watermelons in 1939.Japan

Used in GlobeCooks dishes from: Europe (1)

Native range and history are drawn from Wikipedia and Wikidata by GlobeCooks.

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Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (food 167765, 2747675), public domain. Identity: Wikidata Q38645. Compiled by GlobeCooks.

Watermelon: nutrition per 100 g and where it comes from · Open Data Finder