Horned melon

The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, or kiwano (a registered trademark of New Zealand's Prinut Inc.), is a vine of African origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval melon with horns and is very decorative. Once native only to the region of the Kalahari desert, the horned melon is now grown in California and New Zealand as well.

Picked green, ripened orange, the fruit tastes like a mix of cucumber, lemon, and banana. The melon has a gorgeous orange rind with spikes; The yellow-green flesh has the consistency of jello, and tastes a bit like cucumbers.

Use: Can be used as an ornamental fruit or squeeze the melon to add a zesty pick up to smoothies and fruit drinks.

Season: Year round, mostly sold in August to December.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Value % Daily Value

• Serving Size 1 melon (100g)
• Amount per Serving: Calories 25
• Amount per Serving: Calories from Fat 0
• Total Fat 0g 0%
• Saturated fat 0g 0%
• Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Sodium 0mg 0%
• Total Carbohydrates 3g 1%
• Dietary fiber 1g 2%
• Sugars 0g
• Protein 1g
• Vitamin A 6%
• Vitamin C 40%
• Calcium 2%
• Iron 6%

External links

• New crop fact sheet from Purdue