Description
HIGHLIGHTS
- Cantaloupe compounds may protect against age-related macular degeneration.
- One cup of diced cantaloupe contains only 53 calories.
- Just 200 grams of cantaloupe exceeds your daily vitamin C requirements.
- Cantaloupe can be added to many foods, from smoothies to salsas.
Cantaloupe or spanspek is a variety of the Cucumis melo species in the Cucurbitaceae family. Cantaloupes range in weight from 0.5 to 5 kilograms. Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe, but may mean any orange-fleshed melon of C. melo.
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