How to identify ripe watermelon

Watermelon is a common fruit in summer. It is refreshing and thirst-quenching, and it is rich in water. Therefore, eating it in summer is very effective in cooling down the body. However, with the popularization of science and technology, more and more vendors have begun to think crookedly about watermelons. In order to quickly gain profits and reduce costs and time, they choose to ripen watermelons. Ripening watermelons are treated with ethylene catalysts or pigment additives that directly increase the redness of watermelons. Ripened watermelons seem to look better, but their nutritional value is greatly reduced, and they also have side effects on our bodies. So how do you tell which watermelons are ripened and which are grown naturally? Let's take a look.

How to identify ripe watermelon

1. Look

Watermelon seeds are the easiest way to tell the degree of ripeness of a watermelon. Even if the watermelon as a whole cannot be seen after being ripened, you can quickly tell its ripeness by observing the seeds. The seeds of a ripe watermelon are black, while the seeds of a ripened watermelon are still white despite the red flesh. This is how you can immediately distinguish between naturally ripened and artificially ripened watermelons.

3. Normally grown and ripe watermelons taste very good, sweet and refreshing, while artificially ripened watermelons have almost no sweetness and taste far inferior to naturally grown watermelons.