Atlanta based Coca Cola Corporation is a business suit to reach almost every doorstep of this world.  One of their bottled brands tells us to obey our thirst and sip a green bottle of carbonated clear liquid.  I don’t even have to mention the name of the product because I know you already can identify it. Today, I’d like to look at the natural side of that products name.

I encourage you to try the Sprite Melon For the First Time…

If you’re thinking that a farmer took a bottle of Sprite soda and harvest melon seeds to create this fruit, you’re wrong. That would seem like the obvious answer though.

The Sprite Melon bears the resemblance of a honeydew and a pear.  Its produced from the middle of June to September in eastern North Carolina.  Celebrated for its bright, fruity flavor, the Sprite melon carries qualities of other fruits as well.  Its flesh is white and crisp like an apple.  The rind turns from green to cream and develops splashes of yellow once its ripened.

When selecting a Sprite Melon look for the perfect color, and then find the sweetest ones.  It will be easy to spot the sweetest since they produce cracked, belts of brown on the skin to indicate a higher sugar content.  Studies show that the sugar content in Sprite Melons can reach 18% which is quarter more higher than that of other melons.

One Sprite Melon weighs a conveniently easy 1-1½lbs. In less than 2lbs. you can get 150% of your daily value of Vitamin C and no calories from fat! That fact alone makes the Sprite Melon a winner!

June is here! Encourage your local grocer to carry the Sprite Melon so you can try it For the First Time…

Tags: For the First Time..., Melons, North Carolina Fruit, Sprite Melon, Unique Fruits

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