Watermelon is a large usually spherical fruit. Its pulp is aqueous of a red or yellowish colour and with a sweet taste.

Watermelon is not only a delicious fruit to cool down, hydrate or lose weight (it is a major natural diuretic), it is also an important source of health benefits due to its high lycopene content (more than in tomatoes), beta carotene and citrulline.

It contains many other substances beneficial to health by providing an adequate amount of vitamin C, potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.