Honey Green Melon

Honey Green

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Description

A melon listed under the Honey Green market type. Its specific flavor, rind and flesh characteristics are not established by the supplied information.

Botanical Name

Cucumis melo

Also Known As

Papaya Melon

Origin

Ethiopia to southern Africa, Southwestern Asia, Indian subcontinent, New Guinea, Northern and central Australia

Size

All Sizes

Commodity

Melon

Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for honeydew melons; distinguish cut-from-vine from full-slip or ethylene-ripened fruit. Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Temperature

10°C for cut-from-vine fruit; 7°C for full-slip or ethylene-ripened fruit

Humidity

90-95% for cut-from-vine fruit; 95% for ripe fruit

Shelf Life

Cut-from-vine: up to 3 weeks at 10°C; ripe: 7-10 days at 7°C

Packaging

Breathable bags or containers, well-ventilated

Full-slip honeydews are highly perishable and should be displayed promptly on arrival, and they should not be gassed with ethylene. Produces significant ethylene: store apart from ethylene-sensitive produce. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

A verified nutrition profile matching this product identity, edible part and processing form is not established. No other food, species, maturity or processing form is substituted.

"A distinct melon market type"