Honeydew

 

Honeydew contains potassium, making it the perfect bite to nourish your nerves and move your mood.

What nutrients in honeydew boost mood?
  •  Vitamin C
  •  Folate Vitamin B9
  •  Potassium
  •  Natural Fruit Sugars
  •  Beta-carotene CH3
  •  Antioxidants

 

*When eaten as part of a healthy varied diet.

How To Store And Prepare?

Store
  •  Fridge
  •  Fruit Bowl

Top tip: Store at room temperature for the juiciest honeydew and once cut open, pop in the fridge for three days.

 
Prep
  •  Toss
  •  Blend
  •  Freeze

Top tip: Freeze as ice poles for a healthy and refreshing treat.

When Are They In Season?

Honeydew is available all year-round.

 

How Much Should you Eat?

The recommended amount of fruit you should eat is 2 serves per day.

Source: Australian Dietary Guidelines, 2013)

One cup of honeydew (150g) counts as 1 serve of fruit.

Did you know?

Honeydew melons were loved by Napoleon and Cleopatra and were originally for the noble or wealthy.

Nutrition Information Panel

Serving size: 150g (3/4 cup raw)

  Av QTY Per serve %DI* Av QTY per 100g
Moisture 135g   90g
Energy 224kJ 3% 149kJ
Protein 1.1g 2% 0.7g
Total fat 0.5g <1% 0.3g
Saturated fat 0g 0% 0g
Total
Carbohydrates
10.7g 3% 7.1g
Sugars 10.7g 12% 7.1g
Sodium 66mg 3% 44mg
Potassium 240mg   160mg
Folate eq 29ug 14% 19ug
Vitamin C 30mg 75% 20mg
Total
polyphenols^
84mg
GAE
  56mg
GAE
Beta-carotene
eq
45ug   30ug

Source: Aust Food Comp Data or ^ USDA data
*based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ
“<” means less than
GAE means Gallic Acid Equivalents

How Much Should you Eat?

The recommended amount of fruit you should eat is 2 serves per day.

Source: Australian Dietary Guidelines, 2013)

One cup of honeydew (150g) counts as 1 serve of fruit.

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