Table 1. Nutritional composition of watermelon

Watermelon Watermelon seed Watermelon rind Watermelon rind flour Unshelled seed flour Watermelon seed flour Watermelon juice
Quantity (Per 152 g) Quantity (Per 100 g) Quantity Quantity Quantity Quantity Quantity (Per 100 g)
Calories 45.60 kcal 557 kcal NR NR NR NR 30 kcal
Energy NR 2,330 kJ NR NR NR NR 127 kJ
Moisture NR 5.05 g 10.61% 5.12% 9.59% 9.77% 90.1-92.42 g
Lipids 0.23 g 47.37 g 2.44% 1.05% 45.66% 0.64% 0.05-0.27 g
Protein 0.93 g 28.33 g 11.17% 7.04% 25.33% 2.23% 0.4-0.84 g
Ash 0.38 g 3.94 g 13.09% 3.07% 3.36% 2.150% 0.1-0.37 g
Dietary fiber 0.61 g NR 17.28% 2.98% 4.20% 0.65% 0.4-0.7 g
Carbohydrates 11.48 g 15.31 g 56.02% 80.75% 11.86% 84.57% 7.55 g
Total sugars 9.42 g NR NR NR NR NR 5.74-6.59 g
Lycopene 6,888.64 μg NR NR NR NR NR 3,040-5,590 μg
β-Carotene NR NR 96.44% NR NR NR NR
References (Mateljan, 2020) (USDA, 2020) (Al-Sayed and Ahmed, 2011) (Egbuonu, 2015) (Akusu and Kiin-Kabari, 2015) (Ubbor, 2009) (USDA, 2020)