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Pepino Melon
Selection Information
Usage: Eaten raw for breakfast, in fruit and spinach salads. Pepinos are great served peeled and cubed or sliced.
Selection: Also called melon pear, melon shrub and mellowfruit, good-quality
Pepino melon will be smooth-skinned, have a sweet smell on the stem-end
and be as firm as a partially ripe plum. The coloring of ripe fruit will
be pale yellow with purple stripes.
Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, dented or light for its size.
Storage: Ripen at room temperature until as firm as a slightly ripe plum, then refrigerate ripe fruit for up to 3 days.
Seasonal Information
Pepinos are available in the late Fall. Pepino melons are native to Peru. They're also grown in California and New Zealand.
Pepino Melon Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 1 medium (100g)
Calories 80
Calories from Fat 0
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0%
Cholesterol 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 22g 7%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Protein 0g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Pepino Melon Tips & Trivia
- Pepino melons originally come from Peru.
- They're also grown in California and New Zealand.
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