With watermelon season upon us, I am wondering if anyone has any experience juicing watermelon rind? How does it taste and is there anything adverse about it?
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05-31-2006 10:38 AM #1
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Watermelon rind for juicing?
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05-31-2006 12:17 PM #2
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I have never heard anything adverse about this, save for the possibility of pesticide intake.
Elaine Bruce (UK Living Foods Centre - trained under Ann Wigmore) says one should go ahead and juice watermelon rind because it is the area of the melon where the minerals (even zinc) and many of the enzymes are concentrated (apparently, the most enzyme-rich melon is the cantaloupe).
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05-31-2006 12:20 PM #3
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I just tossed out half a watermelon rind last night.
Maybe I'll dig it out, wash it, and try juicing it. It's organic, so pesticide shouldnt' be an issue.
Thanks for this post.. I just learned something important!
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05-31-2006 01:15 PM #4
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I juice watermelon rind with apple.
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05-31-2006 01:44 PM #5
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Watermelon rind for juicing
I just wash my watermelon and put the entire thing through the juicer, seeds, rind and all! We all drink what we can right after juicing, and what we can't, I fill up to the top of a container and seal it for the next day. Leaving no air gap at the top keeps the juice fresher. No adverse effects here!
I just planted 6 watermelon plants a few weeks ago and I can't wait to juice them fresh from my garden!
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05-31-2006 01:49 PM #6
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I juice mine sometimes and sometimes I eat it. I love it and it packed full of good nutrition. My family taught me the old wise tell that it would give you a belly ache, but I have never found this to be true when you eat/drink watermelon on a empty stomach.
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05-31-2006 01:55 PM #7
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I've also eaten watermelon rind pickled and it's delicious that way too. (of course cooked though, so I don't recommend it) There was a time when people didn't waste much of anything, so the rind would be considered edible!
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05-31-2006 02:15 PM #8
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It's quite mild and tasty if you juice the rind with a little bit of the pink fruit from the melon. Mmm it's a very complete and nourishing drink.
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05-31-2006 05:26 PM #9
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It tastes great and the juice is still very sweet if you juice the fruit and the rind.
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06-03-2006 02:41 AM #10
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Could somebody clarify this for me... do you mean the WHOLE rind? The green part and all, or just the white part?
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06-03-2006 03:56 AM #11
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Yes Zena the whole thing including the green part
When I juiced watermelons and and honeydew and cantaloupe i just cut them and put the whole thing in the juicer it's very yummy!
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06-03-2006 05:17 AM #12
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You can juice the whole watermelon. I'm going to juice mine this morning. I got a nice big organic one!
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06-03-2006 09:25 AM #13
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I have been adding the rind (green and white) to my smoothie (just blended, not juiced) and to my juice (fiber removed). It is wonderful with some lemon as well.
How does juicing of the canteloupe rind taste?Veganman
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06-03-2006 09:30 AM #14
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Cantelope also?? I would think the rind in thiswould tastebad....
Originally Posted by jenjenn
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06-03-2006 10:36 AM #15
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Juicing watermelon rind is an excellent idea. We just did it the other week after we ate our organic watermelon. The taste is quite nice and it is very nutritious too. :)
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