Things to know about watermelon and papaya

Do you know that watermelon is not a fruit ? It is a vegetable and of the same botanical family as cucumbers, pumpkins. It was first harvested in Egypt about 5,000 years ago. Isn't all these facts sound interesting. To know more, this website have it all : www.fabulousfoods.com

This website : www.foodreference.com also provide you information of the 50 varieties of watermelon with different type of colour fresh, some red, yellow etc.

Watermelon is an excellent source of vitamins A,C and B6 and also rich in potassium.
It is practically no fat, extremely low in sodium and contains fibre.

It is 92% water & 8% sugar,is famous as thirst quencher.

Apparently every part of a watermelon is edible, such as the seed. The rinds are often pickled.

According to www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/papaya.html - papaya or paw paw originally from southern Mexican and Central American. It is now grows in all tropical and subtropical countries as the plants need warmth throughout the year.

Papayas are the only natural source of papain, an effective natural digestive aid, which breaks down protein and cleanses the digestive track. This means less food settles into the metabolism and becomes fat.

It is rich in vitamin C, folate and potassium. It is also good sources of fibre, vitamin C, folate and potassium. Visit http://www.health.learninginfo.org/ you will also know that papayas are also good sources of fibre, vitamin A, E and many more.

Foodreference.com also provides info such as how slightly green papaya ripened quickly if we place it in a paper bag.

4 things to know about Guavas

1 According to www.foodreference.com guavas believed to have originated either in southern Mexico or Brazil and it has been culitvated since about 1000BC and a favourite of the Aztec and Incas.

2 The level of vitamin C in the edible rind of the guava is five times higher than that of an orange, according to www.berrybytes.com

3 This tropical delight is also a good source of fibre (about 70 times more than can be found in an orange) And it contains calcium, potassium and iron. An average-size guava contains 10 times more vitamin A than a lemon, according to www.juicing-for-health.com

4 There are about 150 different varieties of guava. A meidum-size one contains about 25 calories.

7 things to know about the kiwi

1 Kiwi fruit has been around for over 700 years. Most people tend to associate the kiwi fruit with New Zealand. But the truth is this fruit has its origins in China's Yangtze River valley and was a favourite in the courts of the great Khans.
No wonder they were known as Chinese gooseberries till the 1960s.

2 In the early 1900s, New Zealand missionaries took the seeds home. Later the plants were sent to the United States, Italy, South Africa and Chile.

3 There are more than 400 varieties.

4 The kiwi fruit's black seeds can be crushed to produce kiwi fruit oil, which is very rich in Alfa-linoleic Acid ( an important Omega-3 essential fatty acid), according to kiwi-fruit.info

5 Kiwi fruit is high in the antioxidant vitamin C and is a good source of fibre, vitamin E and potassium. It is fat free, sodium-free and cholesterol-free, says www.foodreference.com

6 Because it contains an enzyme called Actinidin. It can also be used as a natural meat tenderiser. Just cut one in half and rub the fruit over the mea, or peel and mash with a fork then spread it on the surface of the meat and letit stand for 10 to 15 minutes or longer.

7 One cup (about 180g) of the fruit contins 108 calories.