Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

Muskmelon is a fruit. 100 g raw has about 28 kcal.

Plant-based
Gluten-free
No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Fruit
Part used: Fruit
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Dishes: 1 in the catalogue
Energy: 28 kcal per 100 g

Photo: Seth Vidal · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use muskmelon

Typical ways to cook or use it

Nutrition

What 100 g of muskmelon holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 14%Fat 1%Carbohydrate 84%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of muskmelon, raw
Energy	28 kcal · 118 kJ
Protein	1.1 g
Fat	0.1 g
of which saturated	0.03 g
Carbohydrate	6.6 g
of which sugars	5.7 g
Fibre	0.9 g
Sodium	9 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of muskmelon, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	182 mg
Calcium	11 mg
Iron	0.34 mg
Magnesium	11 mg
Zinc	0.07 mg
Vitamin C	22 mg
Folate	8 µg

Frozen

Protein 9%Fat 3%Carbohydrate 88%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of muskmelon, frozen
Energy	33 kcal · 138 kJ
Protein	0.84 g
Fat	0.25 g
of which saturated	0.06 g
Carbohydrate	7.9 g
Fibre	0.7 g
Sodium	31 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of muskmelon, frozen: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	280 mg
Calcium	10 mg
Iron	0.29 mg
Magnesium	14 mg
Zinc	0.17 mg
Vitamin C	6.2 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	89 µg
Folate	26 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 169093, 169912), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where muskmelon is cooked

1 dish in the catalogue uses muskmelon. Here is where they come from.

Origins

First cultivated: in Africa, India and China

On the table

Dishes made with muskmelon

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

Wolgwa-chae

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include muskmelon.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: muskmelon in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin: No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten: None
Alcohol: None
Caffeine: None
Pork: None

Around the world

What muskmelon is called

Names in 4 languages, from Wikidata.

German
Zuckermelone
Japanese
マスクメロン
Korean
머스크멜론 · 머스크메론
Slovenian
muškatna melona

Sources and credits

Data

GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation, SR Legacy): nutrition values (Public domain (US government work, CC0))
Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
Wikimedia Commons: photos
Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wikidata item: Q61857870

Photos

Photo: Seth Vidal · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons