MUSK MELON: MINERALS, NUTRITIONAL VALUES
ABOUT AUTHORS:
Kambham Venkateswarlu1*, N.Devann2, R.Venu Priya3, P.Bharath Rathna Kumar4
1M.Pharm Scholar, Department Of Pharmaceutics,
2Director Of Jntua-Otri,
3Faculty Of Pharmacy, Department Of Pharmaceutics,
4Faculty Of Pharmacy, Department Of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
JNTUA-Oil Technological Research Institute,
Beside Collector Office, Anantapur, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Pin Code: 515001
*k.v.reddy9441701016@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Muskmelon (Cucumismelo L) is a representative of cucumber (Cucurbitaceous) family. Muskmelon is also known as “Nut meg” melons. The name is derived from the Romans habit of sprinkling the fruit with powdered musk to accentuate the flavour (White man and Mayhew – 1998) the word ‘Musk’ is derived from Persian literature which means “Perfume” and other word “melon” is fresh from the latinMelopepo meaning “apple-shaped melon”.
This review will give the optimum information about minerals, nutritional values of musk melon.