A large field of melons may find that some watermelon is yellow inside, while other plants are producing red fruits. These plants hybridize easily with each other and produce some unique forms and colors, with a wide range of flavors and sizes. There are many naturally occurring hues of melons. Many of these foods have been manipulated and bred to produce their outrageous colors but yellow watermelon fruit is different. Produce shopping is more fun than ever when purple kale, orange cauliflower, and blue potatoes frequent the produce aisle. Yellow watermelon fruit is now widely available and a fun alternative to traditional watermelons. The fruit has a sweeter, honey-like flavor as compared to red fleshed melons, but many of the same nutritional benefits. In fact, the originator of our commercial variety, which comes from Africa, is a yellow to white fleshed fruit. The flesh of watermelons turning yellow is a natural mutation. Yellow flesh on your watermelon might come as quite a surprise since the exterior doesn’t look any different than the red variety. Are yellow watermelons natural though? With over 1,200 varieties of watermelon on the market today, from seedless to pink to black rinded, it should be no surprise that, yes, even yellow fleshed types are available. The bright red flesh and black seeds make for some sweet, juicy eating and fun seed spitting. ![]() It is recommended that once cut you store your watermelon in a sealed glass container by themselves otherwise the amount of ethylene in other fruits can decrease their shelf life.Most of us are familiar with the popular fruit, watermelon. If kept in the refrigerator, a yellow watermelon can last up to two weeks. Although, it can be easier to find them at places such as farmer markets. Yellow watermelons are a lot less common in the United States than the red watermelons. Yellow watermelons need one square yard (0.9 square meters) of ground to successfully grow and temperatures between 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit (21 to 29 degrees Celsius). Once ripe, larger yellow fleshed watermelons should feel similar although have a longer growing period. When the ‘Yellow Baby’ and ‘Yellow Doll’ varieties are ripe and edible, approximately seventy five days after planting, they should feel firm and be free of cracks. In the United States, Yellow Watermelons grow best during May to October. ![]() Yellow watermelons are best grown in warmer countries such as their origin, Africa or within the United States, Mexico or California. AvailabilityĪlthough Yellow watermelons can be grown in any season, during the summer is when they will flourish. Their flavor is described to have hints of an apricot/honey mixture. ![]() Yellow watermelons that are grown in preferable conditions and picked when ripe are distinctively sweeter than red watermelons. Why are They Yellow?Īlthough a close cousin of the popular red fleshed watermelons, yellow watermelons lack the red pigment and lycopene (an antioxidant) that give red watermelons (and similarly red tomatoes) their color. Size comparison between red and yellow varieties. Although they differ in size, yellow watermelons have the same distinct crisp texture as red watermelons. This makes them on average half the size of the normal red fleshed varieties. Yellow watermelons can weigh up to 30 lbs (14 kg) but generally weigh anywhere from 5 lbs (2.3 kg) to 18 lbs (8.2 kg). They can be round or more ob-longed shaped and come with or without seeds. ![]() The flesh of a yellow watermelon can range from a light yellow to a deep golden yellow depending on the species. Of these, the following seven varieties are all in fact yellow fleshed watermelons:Īlthough these watermelons appear similar to the common red fleshed watermelons on the outside, bright green with darker green striping, the inside tells a different story. We are all familiar with the common green skinned, pink fleshed watermelon but many of us may not even realize that there are over one thousand types of watermelon grown in ninety six countries around the world.
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