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Cantaloupe

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About Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe is an orange-fleshed musk melon eaten fresh. The ripe flesh is commonly served in wedges, cubes, balls, fruit salads, chilled desserts, smoothies, or purées, while the rind and seeds are removed before eating.

Ripe cantaloupe is usually juicy, soft, and fragrant, with a sweet flavour that can include floral or musky notes. Firmness and sweetness vary with ripeness and variety: less-ripe fruit is firmer and less aromatic, while fully ripe fruit is softer and more fragrant.

Whole melons have a netted or lightly ridged rind and a central seed cavity surrounding the orange flesh. They are commonly halved, seeded, peeled, and cut, though the flesh may also be blended or frozen. Preparation changes the portion and texture without changing the fruit’s identity.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for cantaloupe

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English

cantaloupe

English

cantaloupe (raw)

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English

Melons, cantaloupe, raw

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Cantaloupe nutrition & diet

Cantaloupe nutritional value

Melons, cantaloupe, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
34kcal
Protein
0.8g
Carbs
8.2g
Fat
0.2g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Use the ripe orange-fleshed melon flesh with rind and seeds removed, and distinguish raw cubes, balls, purée, juice, or cooked preparations. Ripeness, cutting, draining, and blending change the serving form, so the reference should match the preparation actually eaten.

Compare the right form: Match to raw orange-fleshed cantaloupe flesh, with rind and seeds excluded, or separately identify juice, purée, or cooked form.

Diet considerations

Cantaloupe is plant-derived fruit. Compatibility changes when served with dairy, gelatin, meat, sweeteners, or cereal ingredients, and juices or blended preparations differ from intact pieces in portion pattern. Mixed fruit desserts should be assessed by their full recipe rather than by cantaloupe alone.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
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  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Melons, cantaloupe, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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