Which is more nutritious, melon or watermelon?

They have their own advantages, so we can't unilaterally say who has high nutritional value.

The nutritional value of cantaloupe

Raw flesh can quench thirst and clear dryness, which can eliminate bad breath, but melon pedicels are poisonous, and if eaten too much raw, it will be poisoned. According to experts' appraisal, all kinds of cantaloupes are rich in nutrients such as malic acid, glucose, amino acids, beet eggplant and vitamin C, which have a good curative effect on infectious high fever and thirst.

Traditional Chinese medicine has confirmed that melon has remarkable effects of "relieving summer heat, relieving polydipsia and facilitating urination". Except the content of water and protein in melon is lower than that in watermelon, other nutrients are no less than that in watermelon, while the contents of aromatic substances, minerals, sugar and vitamin C are obviously higher than that in watermelon. Eating more melons is beneficial to the activities of the human heart, liver and intestinal system, and promotes endocrine and hematopoietic functions.

king of melons and fruits in summer: watermelon

Watermelon is one of the most important melons and fruits in summer, and it is also rich in nutrition. Li Shizhen, an ancient physician, said in the book Compendium of Materia Medica: "Watermelon can relieve vexation, quench thirst, relieve summer heat, cure dysentery and detoxify alcohol." Modern medical scientists have studied that the glycoconjugates in watermelon can lower blood pressure. Sugar has diuretic effect, and a small amount of salt contained in it is effective for nephritis. Watermelon also contains a protease, which can turn insoluble protein into soluble protein. Watermelon has the functions of relieving summer heat, diuresis and relieving annoyance, and has therapeutic effect on summer heatstroke, boredom, thirst, less urine and yellowing. Every 5g of watermelon contains 11.3g of sugar, 1.2g of protein, .46mg of vitamin A, 1.5mg of vitamin B, 2.5mg of vitamin C8, 16mg of trace elements of calcium, .2mg of iron and 21mg of phosphorus. In a word, the juice of watermelon contains almost all kinds of nutrients needed by human body.