NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF WATERMELON AND WATERMELON SEEDS
Citrullus Lanatus is the scientific name of watermelon.
It is related to cantaloupe
melons, pumpkins and cucumbers . It is a
large fruit originated from South
Africa.
Watermelon has many nutritional benefits with few calories . This fruit is full of
water and is refreshing and juicy. It is a
good dietary source of both Citrulline and Lycopene two powerful components in plant.
LYCOPENE
Lycopene helps to fight disease and several types of cancer. Lycopene has
many nutritional benefits . lycopene
stops free radicals from damaging your
cells and protects immune system
Watermelon has 1.5 times Lycopene than a
fresh tomato .
Watermelons are
mostly eaten fresh . They can also
be made into juice or added to smoothies
Watermelon juice
may have several health benefits like
reducing blood pressure , improved
insulin sensitivity and reduces
muscle soreness
General information about Nutrition in watermelon
WATER 91%
CALORIES 30%
SUGAR 6.2 g
PROTIEN 0.6g
FIBER 0.4g
FAT 0.2g
These are the nutrition present in 100g of watermelon .
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Watermelon is a good source of vitamin C
. vitamin C plays as an antioxidant essential for skin health. POTASSIUM
a good mineral present in
watermelons that is important for controlling blood pressure .
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF WATERMELON
Some
of the benefits are listed below
Lower Blood Pressure
Citrulline present in the watermelon is
converted into arginine in the
body .
both these are amino acids which helps in production of nitric acid in
the body which causes relaxation in blood vessels . this leads to reduction in blood
pressure .
Reduction Of Muscle Soreness in Body
Exercise leads to muscle soreness which is
a well known factor. This can be reduced by drinking watermelon juice after exercise . my study showed that watermelon juice has effects on
decreasing muscle soreness.
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF WATERMELON SEEDS
When speaking about watermelon you probably don’t think about seeds. Fact is
watermelon seeds contain more nutritional benefits . Watermelons are rich sources of nutrients, minerals and
shouldn’t be thrown away. Watermelon
seed oil is also obtained which is very
useful for hair and skin .
Health advantages of watermelon seeds are
given below.
1.Protects Heart.
Magnesium present in the watermelon seeds
are helpful in protecting heart.
Additionally it helps in maintaining
blood pressure. These seeds help to avoid heart damage and hypertension
2.Prevents Aging.
Watermelon seeds keeps your skin
healthier,stronger and younger. The
antioxidant present in the seeds keeps your skin away from aging.
3.Hair Strengthening .
Watermelon seeds contains high proteins and
amino acids which is useful in strengthening of hair. Copper present in seeds
makes your hair shiny. Watermelon seeds
contain pigments that gives color for hair.
4.Increasing Male Potency.
Adding dried watermelon seeds to daily
diet will increase male potency.
Lycopene present in the seeds is a benefiting
component to increase male
fertility. We can also possibly
utilize watermelon seeds in diet for
recovery from illness.
5.Treats Diabetes.
Few spoons of watermelon seeds in a litre
of water to be taken everyday like a
daily diet is a diabetes control
remedy.
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