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How much water is there in a watermelon?

Question #67713. Asked by koban.
Last updated Jun 21 2021.

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zbeckabee
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Answer has 12 votes.

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Here's McGruff's FAVORITE TWO WORDS: IT DEPENDS!!!

General concensus is that a watermelon is approx. 90% water...so...DEPENDING on the size of the melon, 9/10 of that is water.

link http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/watermelon1.html

Jul 01 2006, 9:46 AM
robboy
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Several sites note that the percentage is higher, around 92%, and that size isn't a real factor. A ripe melon will bear out fairly consistently in this range, with the less moist areas in the rind, which is also edible if you like watermelon pickles as I do.
Response last updated by Terry on Aug 21 2016.
Jul 01 2006, 1:44 PM
yumchicken
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The watermelon should be heavy for its size. Watermelon is 92% water, most of the weight is water.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon

Watermelon is 92 percent water by weight, the highest percentage of any fruit.
Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 21 2021.
Jul 01 2006, 2:05 PM
ellwy
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ellwy

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Usually wiki does not lie. And it's 92% of the weight, not 92% of the fruit.

Want to know how many calories that other 8% has?

link http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=31
Response last updated by Terry on Aug 21 2016.
May 19 2010, 6:17 PM
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Terry star
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92 percent is the consensus.

"Each bite of watermelon contains about 92 percent water and 6 percent sugar."

link http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-much-water-is-in-a-watermelon

Aug 21 2016, 12:21 PM
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