PRODUCT INFO
Winter melon are large fruits, averaging 15 to 80 centimeters in length, and have a bulbous, round to oblong shape with blunt, curved ends. The melons are covered in a thin but tough, light to dark green skin, often enveloped in a textured, chalky layer of wax, depending on the variety. Young Winter melons also bear a pale, fuzzy coating of hair that disappears as the fruit matures. Underneath the hard surface, the flesh is thick, firm, aqueous, and white, encasing a large central cavity filled with pithy membranes and cream-colored oval seeds. The seeds are edible once cooked and have a nutty, neutral taste. Winter melons are not typically consumed raw and contain a mild, vegetal, and subtly grassy flavor reminiscent of a watermelon rind or cucumber. When cooked, the flesh becomes transparent and softens, absorbing accompanying flavors.
USES
Winter melons are an excellent source of vitamin C to strengthen the immune system and fiber to stimulate and regulate the digestive tract. The fruits also provide antioxidants to protect the body against environmental aggressors, magnesium to maintain healthy nerve functioning, phosphorus and calcium to promote strong bones and teeth, and contain lower amounts of folate, zinc, and iron. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Winter melons are viewed as a cooling or yin ingredient and are used to reduce inflammation and balance the body through their alkaline properties.
SEASON
Winter melons are available year-round, with a peak harvest in the late summer through fall.
Supplier: Ash gourd, winter melon
Services: Transportation
Supplier: Fresh-wax-gourd-or-ash-gourd-and-winter-melon
Supplier: Fresh wax gourd or ash gourd and winter melon
Supplier: Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetable Like Fresh Potato And Onion, Winter Melon, Lotus Root, Fresh Yam, Purple Sweet Potato, Black Winter Melon, Sugar Orange
Services: Export
Supplier: Dried chilli, dried ginger, fresh chilli, potatoes, carrot, green peas, cabbage, chinese cabbage, eggplant, sweet potato, onion, cucumber, sponge gourd tomato, ginger, garlic, chinese tofu, celery, pumpkin, winter melon, watermelon, szechuan peppercorn
Supplier: Dried chilli, dried ginger, fresh chilli, potatoes, carrot, greenpeas, cabbage, chinese cabbage, eggplant, sweetpotato,fob onion, cucumber, sponge gourd tomato, ginger, garlic, chinese tofu, celery, pumpkin, winter melon, watermelon, szechuan peppercorn
