Nothing says that there is a piece of sweet, juicy watermelon in summer – but right? It is more complicated than it looks. Fortunately, some expert-oriented tips can help you to present a winner, whether you are shopping at the grocery store or your local farmer in the market.

While picking up a watermelon, go for one:

• Is symmetrical and uniform. A chef and cookbook writer Maria Ibrahim, says, odd figures can affect the texture and taste.
• Is a firm. Ibrahim says, “A soft peel can mean that it is overrop or rotting.”
• It is round and is filled at both ends.
• A dry, slightly brown stem (If the stem is still). A green stem can mean that it is lifted very quickly and may lack taste and sweetness.

Comment: Catching of watermelon is not continuing to catch. You get what you buy- if you wait for a few days to eat it after bringing it home, then your watermelon will not be sweet.

The color of your watermelon can tell you a lot about how it will taste.

• Should be dull outside the watermelon, Rita Faiseri, a registered dietist in fetal, says. “This indicates that the watermelon is cooked. If it is shiny, it was lifted before cooking.”
• A single colored peel This means that the fruit should be ripped and consistent in taste.
• Yellow pink meat can still be sweetLauren manker MS, RDN, LD says, “The red color comes from the phytonutrient lycopene, and does not taste.” “So rely on your tastebuds before doing justice to the color of meat alone.”

Observe all sides of your watermelon for dark, Budhi or spots like a vein.

“Big Buddha or ‘Chinese spots’ means that the Chinese is coming out of the watermelon and the watermelon is very sweet,” Fayurri says.

A watermelon stomach Area -placeShows where it was on the ground while growing and it is an indicator, Mia Sin, MS, RDN, a registered dietist and on-air nutritionist.

• A big, yellow field spot On one side of the watermelon indicates that it spends more time on the vine.
• A Splice spot Meaning watermelon cannot be cooked as much.

Comment: If the field spot is very orange, it may mean that watermelon is an overrop, adding the manker. “Look for a nice butter-yellow color.”

Tap the watermelon with your knuckle, suggests Syn.

• A deep voice This means that it is cooked.
• A Germ This may mean that it is an overprip or some water content is lost.
• A high-picked sound This may mean that the peel is very thick and the fruit is not cooked.

Scratching the surface of a watermelon can help you determine its maturity, Syn says. “If the outer layers easily slip back and show green-white, the watermelon is cooked. An uncontrolled watermelon will have a deep line. [when scratched],

Comment: All watermelons sold in a grocery store have a minimum sweet level of sweetness Manaker says, consumers should be sold, Manaker says. So, you are guaranteed to find at least some sweet watermelons if you are shopping at a grocery store – although some may be sweet than others.

“The best watermelon in the grocery store or farmer market is probably the most heaviest,” Sin says. “A heavy watermelon keeps more water, making it a juicer.”

Should feel a good watermelon More than what you look like-The one indication is that it is sweet and has high water content.

SYN says that different weights for different watermelon types expect:

• Mini watermelon: About 7 LBS
• Yellow watermelon: Up to 30 pounds
• watermelon: Up to 45 pounds

To ensure freshness and avoid bad watermelon, Syn asks anyone to leave Kharonon with:

• rash
• Deduction
• Soft spots
• Loss
• Bumble

Watermelon is not just delicious. It is also Pack with nutrientsInvolved:

• Water: “Watermelon is made up of about 92% water, so it is a hydrating fruit,” Sin says.
• Potassium: Supports blood pressure and muscles and nerve function.
• vitamin C: Immune and skin supports health.
• Lycopene: A heart-healthy Antioxidant It gives watermelon its red color. “Here’s a funny fact,” Kimberly Rose-Fencis RDN, CDCES, CNSC, LD, a registered dietist in the National Watermail Promotion Board. “On average, watermelon has about 40% lycopene compared to raw tomatoes.”

Sure, you can just pieces the watermelon and serve it – but there are many creative ways to enjoy it. SYN suggests the following:

• Cut it into wedges or cubes and Season with Tajin For a kick.
• Pay Watermelon salad Feta, fresh mint, olive oil and balsmic vinegar.
• Pay Watermelon salsa Diced with watermelon, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime juice. Couple with grilled fish or chicken.
• Blend the frozen watermelon with a splash of lime juice to make Watermelon slushies.
• Make watermelon popsicals Cold by mixing watermelon in popsical molds and until set.

Other suggestions:

• Do not toss seeds: “Sprouted, shell, and an ounce of dried watermelon contain 10 grams Protein“Gulab-Fencis says.” Both seeds and seedless watermelon types of meat are similar vitamins, minerals, FiberAnd phytonutrients. ,
• Eat peels: Eating whole watermelon, peel and includes SeedSaves about 5 pounds of garbage.

To take the right watermelon, look for these signs:

• Equal size
• Yellow area place
• Big
• Heavy for its size
• Dull peel
• Deep voice when tapped

Follow these tips, and you will slicing in a sweet, hydrating summer staple every time.