Cantaloupe is the “hydration + nutrition” package of summer. Including it in your diet can be an easy and delicious healthy habit. It is not only sweet and refreshing, but is also rich in nutrients. But like watermelon, even while buying it, one often does not understand what its taste will be like from inside. Will the melon turn out sweet or not? But today we will tell you some easy tips, by adopting which you will be able to have sweet melon every time. So let us know what those tips are.

identify by smell

Ripe and sweet melon gives off a sweet aroma from the bottom (stalk side). If there is no aroma then do not buy it at all because such melon may be unripe.

see color

By looking at the external color of melon, you can identify whether it will be sweet or not. For this, the peel of melon should be light yellow or golden. The melon is very green and still unripe.

understand by weight

Melon feels heavier than its size when picked up in hand
So heavier means there is more juice and sweetness inside. You can identify it in this way also.

press and see

The stem part of the melon should be slightly soft.
Even a very hard melon is unripe. If pressed too much, it may turn out to be overcooked/spoiled.

thumping sound

If the melon makes a hollow sound when you tap it lightly, it will be a good sweet melon. and if
If it sounds heavy/full, it will be raw or less sweet.

view surface

If the netting on the melon is clean and raised, it is considered good. Such melon will turn out to be sweet. But greasy or dull ones will be less ripe.