Canadian Fruit & Produce Co. Ltd. Melon Varieties

Ambrosia

Canary

Crenshaw

Casaba

Charantais

Galia

Kharbouza

Kiwano

Ogen

Persian

Sharlyn

Yellow melon

Santa Claus

Cantaloupe

Watermelon

Honeydew

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Ambrosia
	This looks and tastes like a cantaloupe, but the flesh is a brighter orange. Has an elongated shape, softer flesh and luscious and aromatic flavor.

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Canary or Juan Canary

Canaries should, at a minimum, have bright yellow rinds.Juan Canary is another yellow melon that is oval and smooth, almost like yellow honeydew. The pale green flesh is sweet and fragrant

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Cantaloupe

The American "cantaloupe" is the most nutritious melon of all and is related to the squash family.Cantaloupes have the high water content and low calorie count of the summer squash and the high levels of beta-carotene, potassium and Vitamin C found in the winter squash like pumpkins and butternut squash.It has light beige skin and firm orange flesh.

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Casaba melon

This bright yellow melon has a ribbed, wrinkled rind. The flesh is pale and sweet, but does not have a lot of flavor.Casaba are a somewhat round melon with a ridged skin that is bright yellow with a greenish cast. The flesh is green, juicy, and lightly sweet.

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Charantais melon

Grown mainly in France, this is another melon in the cantaloupe group. The skin is rough like a cantaloupe, except it also has shallow segments on the outside.

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Cranshaw, Crenshaw melon

This is a cross between a Casaba and a Persian melon. Smooth yellow-green rind with shallow grooves. The rind color changes from predominantly green to a yellow-gold tint when it is ripe, with an aromatic flesh that is sweet, juicy, and lightly spiced.The rinds come in two colors: yellow and creamy white. The yellow ones taste better.

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Galia melon

This sweet, juicy melon is a honeydew-cantaloupe cross. Its biggest drawback is its relatively high price.

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Honeydew

These large, choice melons have either green or orange flesh. As honeydews ripen, they turn from green to creamy white to yellow. A perfectly ripe honeydew will yield just a bit to pressure at the blossom end and have a sticky, velvety rind.

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Kharbouza melon

This is a very crunchy, mildly sweet melon

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Kiwano or Horned melon

This melon has a gorgeous orange rind with spikes--poke a stick in it The yellow-green flesh has the consistency of jello, and tastes a bit like cucumbers.The spiny fruits have a bland citrus or banana-like flavor. The fruit pulp can be strained to make a juice. The fruit turns bright orange when it is ripe. The ripe interior has a lime green jelly-like flesh with large seeds.

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Ogen melon

This melon hails from Israel, and it's very highly regarded by melon fans.

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Persian melon

These are large, round melons. Avoid Persian melons that have green backgrounds below the netting--they were picked too early. When ripe melons are picked, the stem falls off easily, leaving a small, clean depression.

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Santa Claus melon

This is distinguished mostly by its long shelf life--you can store an uncut Santa Claus melon for several months.   They have thick rinds, so don't bother smelling them for ripeness--they don't give off much of an aroma.

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Sharlyn melon

When ripe, this has an orange background with green netting. It's very perishable, so don't wait more than two days after getting it home to eat it.

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Watermelon

In seedless watermelons (genetic triploids), rudimentary seed structures form but remain small, soft, white, tasteless and undeveloped tiny seedcoats that are eaten virtually undetected along with the flesh of the melon.Watermelon is also high in Vitamin C and Vitamin A, Watermelons are low in calories and very nutritious.
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Yellow melon

Yellow melon or dua gan or Korean melon
These melons are small, about the size of medium papaya.   They taste like cantaloupe, but with firmer flesh.

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Ambrosia	Canary	Crenshaw	Casaba
Charantais	Galia	Kharbouza	Kiwano
Ogen	Persian	Sharlyn	Yellow melon
Santa Claus	Cantaloupe	Watermelon	Honeydew

Canary or Juan Canary
	Canaries should, at a minimum, have bright yellow rinds.Juan Canary is another yellow melon that is oval and smooth, almost like yellow honeydew. The pale green flesh is sweet and fragrant

Cantaloupe
	The American "cantaloupe" is the most nutritious melon of all and is related to the squash family.Cantaloupes have the high water content and low calorie count of the summer squash and the high levels of beta-carotene, potassium and Vitamin C found in the winter squash like pumpkins and butternut squash.It has light beige skin and firm orange flesh.

Casaba melon
	This bright yellow melon has a ribbed, wrinkled rind. The flesh is pale and sweet, but does not have a lot of flavor.Casaba are a somewhat round melon with a ridged skin that is bright yellow with a greenish cast. The flesh is green, juicy, and lightly sweet.

Charantais melon


		Grown mainly in France, this is another melon in the cantaloupe group. The skin is rough like a cantaloupe, except it also has shallow segments on the outside.

Cranshaw, Crenshaw melon
	This is a cross between a Casaba and a Persian melon. Smooth yellow-green rind with shallow grooves. The rind color changes from predominantly green to a yellow-gold tint when it is ripe, with an aromatic flesh that is sweet, juicy, and lightly spiced.The rinds come in two colors: yellow and creamy white. The yellow ones taste better.

Galia melon

	This sweet, juicy melon is a honeydew-cantaloupe cross. Its biggest drawback is its relatively high price.

Honeydew

	These large, choice melons have either green or orange flesh. As honeydews ripen, they turn from green to creamy white to yellow. A perfectly ripe honeydew will yield just a bit to pressure at the blossom end and have a sticky, velvety rind.

Kharbouza melon

	This is a very crunchy, mildly sweet melon

Kiwano or Horned melon

	This melon has a gorgeous orange rind with spikes--poke a stick in it The yellow-green flesh has the consistency of jello, and tastes a bit like cucumbers.The spiny fruits have a bland citrus or banana-like flavor. The fruit pulp can be strained to make a juice. The fruit turns bright orange when it is ripe. The ripe interior has a lime green jelly-like flesh with large seeds.

Ogen melon

	This melon hails from Israel, and it's very highly regarded by melon fans.

Persian melon

	These are large, round melons. Avoid Persian melons that have green backgrounds below the netting--they were picked too early. When ripe melons are picked, the stem falls off easily, leaving a small, clean depression.


Santa Claus melon

		This is distinguished mostly by its long shelf life--you can store an uncut Santa Claus melon for several months. They have thick rinds, so don't bother smelling them for ripeness--they don't give off much of an aroma.


Sharlyn melon

		When ripe, this has an orange background with green netting. It's very perishable, so don't wait more than two days after getting it home to eat it.


Watermelon
			In seedless watermelons (genetic triploids), rudimentary seed structures form but remain small, soft, white, tasteless and undeveloped tiny seedcoats that are eaten virtually undetected along with the flesh of the melon.Watermelon is also high in Vitamin C and Vitamin A, Watermelons are low in calories and very nutritious.

Yellow melon

	Yellow melon or dua gan or Korean melon These melons are small, about the size of medium papaya. They taste like cantaloupe, but with firmer flesh.