The nutritious parts of a Watermelon

A watermelon is a very nutritious fruit and vegetable; yes vegetable because it has two parts, its inside is the fruit part while the outside is the vegetable. This actually makes it fall into the same family as cucumber and pumpkin.



All the parts of a watermelon are very nutritious and essential for a very healthy life, though some people do not see it that way. Everyone has a preference of the part he or she would keep and discard.
Basically there are three parts of a watermelon, at least the one that will be discussed here, we are not in agric class, are we?

Reason 1

The first reason is you thrash the watermelon rind. It is okay to think that the tasteless part is worthless and worthy of discarding, that is because you didn’t know the value, but after reading this post you will surely grind every rind.

The watermelon rind contains blood-building and also health-promoting chlorophyll, though it hosts more amino acid citrulline than the reddish/pinky part which most people prefer consuming because of its sweetness. Citruline is very essential for the maintenance of the body immune system, it also converted to arginine in your kidneys.





Reason 2

The second reason is you discard the black seed in a watermelon. This black seeds are actually edible, very nutritious and also healthy. The seeds contain zinc, iron, fiber and protein, whereby making the watermelon protein-rich. The iron substance helps transport oxygen around the body and also helps in the conversion of calories to energy.

According to the American Heart Association the black seeds of watermelon contain fats that useful in protecting the heart from heart attack and stroke. It also reduces the bad level of cholesterol in the blood.

You can chose to slice the watermelon rind into a blender and then drink up the nutritious and healthy liquid. And for the seeds, you can roast the seeds, add a little salt and then sprinkle a bit of olive oil and then enjoy the crunchiness of the gift of nature.

Stop trashing the most nutritious parts of a watermelon and start consuming them and take advantage of its healthy contents.