Agricultural scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced the development of a watermelon with significantly less sugar content than regular watermelons. As sugar is the source of the fruit’s caloric value (54 calories per 4oz.), the lessened sugar content lowers the amount of calories as well. The new variety of watermelon, researchers say, contains between 20% - 40% less calories than normal watermelons.
As reported by Atid-EDI’s business bulletin Fortnightly Report, “To create the diet melon, researchers isolated a variety whose sugar content is composed mostly of fructose. Fructose is the sweetest kind of sugar and less sugar is needed to make the melon sweet, hence less calories.”
As reported by Atid-EDI’s business bulletin Fortnightly Report, “To create the diet melon, researchers isolated a variety whose sugar content is composed mostly of fructose. Fructose is the sweetest kind of sugar and less sugar is needed to make the melon sweet, hence less calories.”