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                        <p>Man has known of the existence and uses of  melons since the past 4000 years and today, a wide variety of melons are  known to exist around the world. The melon is a member of the  Cucurbitaceae family with its characteristic fleshy fruits. Thought to  be originally from the Middle Eastern region, the melon seeds were  transported to the Americas by Columbus and the Spanish explorers. In  India, these cooling and nutritious fruits are found in abundance during  the summer time. **Being lower in calories and having high water  content, the melon is a refreshing and healthy food.</p>
                        <p>The melon seed is, generally, a grayish  white hard shell with a white inner kernel, which is soft and oval in  shape. The seeds of the melon are rich in protein, omega-3 fatty acids,  vitamins, fats and other </p>
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                        <div align="justify">nutrients.  It lacks any distinct scent but has a nutty and sweet taste. The melon  seeds are used in baking, dressing of bread cake, confectionery, supari,  sweets, refreshing drinks and snack foods. They can also be directly  consumed after roasting.</div>
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                        <p><strong>Plant Cultivation and Description</strong><br />
                        The tender annual melon plants flourish in  sandy, well drained and rich soils. It requires moderate access to water  and sunlight. The melon plant extends deep down into the earth to  recover water from the soil. The plants are adequately spaced out in the  fields and take a long time to reach maturity. Essentially classified  as creepers, the fruits of the plant start to appear within four months  of planting of the seeds. Measuring around 20 inches in diameter, the  melon fruit is large in size and its seeds are edible. The fertile seeds  need not be thrown away, rather it can be planted in the future. The  colors of the fruits from the melon family vary from a creamy color to a  greenish shade. Melons are grown around the world and, particularly, in  India during the summers. This warm-season crop is highly popular in  India and numerous varieties of melons are grown indigenously.</p>
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            <p align="justify"><strong>Uses</strong><br />
            The seeds are used for preparing delicious  sweets and snacks. They can be added to traditional halwas and fruit  fudges for enhancing the flavors. The melon seeds can also be used as  mouth fresheners when it is mixed with nuts and spices. A paste of melon  seeds are added to spicy meat dishes to thicken its consistency. The  hard flesh of the melon fruit is not wasted either and is used to season  flour for making exotic breads. Melon seeds are laid out for drying,  cleaned and these are then, processed and sold commercially. It is the  white melon seeds which are used in Indian cooking and not the water  melon seeds. White melon seeds are fried and then used in making various  types of cakes. These are used to make anthelminthics which is an  effective and chemical side-effects free</p>
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            <td colspan="2">herbal medicine. Another innovative  usage for melon seeds is in cereals and fruit puddings. The seeds are  sold in the shell or peeled for later usage.</td>
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