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The difference between cantaloupe and melon

Marie Schrader
2020-07-17 09:21:39
Fruit difference: the melon fruit is golden yellow, white or light green, with longitudinal grooves or stripes on the surface; the melon shape is spherical or long oval, without edge. Skin difference: melon's skin is very thin and not easy to break; while melon's skin is relatively thick and easy to break after maturity.

I. fruit difference

The melon fruit has five carpels, which are relatively round. Each of them has a false diaphragm in the middle. The peel feels very smooth and looks golden yellow. Some of them are white or light green. It has vertical grooves or stripes. The color of the pulp is various, white, green or yellow.

Melon fruit will be different due to the variety, shape will be different, generally spherical, long oval. It has a sharp apex, a blunt base and no margin.

2. Skin difference

The skin of cantaloupe is relatively thin and not easy to break.

Melon skin can be said to be very thick, and after ripening, it is easy to crack.

Muskmelon skin

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