CANTALOUPE (F48)

Dried Cantaloupe has a mellow, sweet, fruit taste. The cantaloupe or muskmelon is a member of the large Cucurbitaceae family and grows on the ground surface as a trailing vine. The name "cantaloupe" comes from a town in Italy called Cantaloupo, where seeds were brought from Armenia and planted in Papal gardens during the 1400s and 1500s. True cantaloupes are grown in Europe and are not exported. • Our American cantaloupes are actually muskmelons with a netted, taupe colored skin when ripe • Cantaloupe is the most popular variety of melon in the United States • Descendent from tropical plants, cantaloupe needs warm temperatures throughout a relatively long growing period • Fat-free, rich in fiber, vitamin C and vitamin K