Watermelon - a source of antioxidantsPhoto: Getty imagesYou knew that watermelon is not only a delicious sweet dessert, but also an excellent way to combat excess weight? If there is a watermelon for a couple of days, then you can get rid of edema and cleanse the body of toxins. On a one-day watermelon mono diet, you can easily throw off 1-2 kg. Watermelon perfectly eliminates the feeling of hunger, although 100 grams of this striped berry contain only 38 kcal.
How to choose:
- Ensure that the watermelon is not dirty, cracked or moldy.
- Yellow streaks in the pulp of watermelon indicate an increased content of nitrates.
- If there are bruises with rottenness on the side, dots are visible, then, most likely, watermelon was pricked with nitre.
- The surface of the watermelon should be glossy, shiny.
- A good watermelon ripening on a bahche will have a white-yellow spot on its side.
- Ripe watermelon in the water will float, immature - will drown.
- If you squeeze the watermelon with your hands, the ripe fruit will crack.
- The tail of the watermelon must be withered.
- Mature watermelon in diameter should not be less than 17 centimeters.
