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Ambrosia is a netted melon with salmon-red, extra sweet flesh that everyone loves.
| Ambrosia Hybrid
- Fruit size: 4 to 5 pounds
- Matures: 88 days
Expect a bumper crop of melons with a deliciously high sugar content. This reliable hybrid has lots of sweet, meaty flesh (small seed cavity). Vines are vigorous and tolerant of powdery mildew. A great cantaloupe. Often identified by gardeners and small market farmers as their favorite. Space transplants a foot apart in rows 4 to 6 feet apart. To save space, plant one foot apart at the base of a trellis where vines can climb. Nutritional Information A big serving of cantaloupe serves up a small number of calories and a huge amount of vitamin A, important for eye and lung health. Another great antioxidant, vitamin C, is also abundant in cantaloupe. For the fruit to have the greatest number of antioxidants, allow it to fully ripen before cutting. This fruit does have a high sugar content, weighing in at 13 grams in a 1-cup serving. 1 cup cubed cantaloupe: - Calories: 54
- Carbohydrates: 14 grams
- Dietary fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 1 gram
- Sugars: 13 grams
- Vitamin A: 108% DV
- Vitamin C: 98%
- Potassium: 12%
- Folate: 8%
- Niacin: 6%
- Vitamin B6: 6%
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