Significance of the study:
In our study, we will use the rind of the watermelon to make a candy. We will take advantage of the rind, which we will just throw it later on, to make it as our main ingredient. In this case, we can recycle the rind and lessen our expenses on making a candy. Most of the times, we just discard the rind and only eat the red part, but we dont know that it has some health benefits. We will try to make a candy out of this, because it is hard to preserve watermelons because it is watery. But if make it as a candy, we will not have any problems at preservation, and addition to that, we can send our products into many places because candies are well preserve.
Review of Related Literature and Studies:
WATERMELON RINDS
Most people discard the hard green rind of the juicy watermelon, but don't be so hasty -- the watermelon rind has many benefits. Whether you eat the rind or use it topically, this often-wasted food can do good things for your body. Finding a use for it also helps cut down on the amount of garbage you produce, so it's good for the environment as well.
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
The rind may not be as juicy as the flesh of a watermelon, but you can eat it. A 1-inch cube of watermelon rind contains 1.8 calories. The majority of the calories come from carbohydrates, with 0.32 g per serving. While you will not derive a tremendous amount of macronutrients from eating watermelon rind, this food does contain some vitamins. One serving provides 2 percent of the daily recommended intake of vitamin C and 1 percent of the vitamin B-6 your body requires every day. This makes watermelon rind good for your skin and immunity, as well as the health of your nervous system. Sponsored Links
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
Considered primarily a Southern food, pickles made from watermelon rind offer a tart taste and stretch your food dollars. Homemade pickles made from watermelon rind offer an inexpensive alternative to purchased pickles. Because watermelon rind is often thrown out and not used, finding ways to use it for food, such as pickles, relishes or jam, extends the functionality of this fruit. You can cut the rind into spears and chunks, as well as shred it for recipes. The crunch and texture mimic pickles made from cucumbers, and you get the most use out of the fruit.
CITRULLINE CONTENT
Watermelon rind contains a compound known as citrulline, according to a study published in the June 2005 issue of the "Journal of Chromatography." Citrulline might serve up a range of medicinal benefits. Evidence in the March 2011 edition of the "Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture" suggests that the citrulline in watermelon rinds gives it antioxidant effects that protect you from free-radical damage. Additionally, citrulline converts to arginine, an amino acid vital to the heart, circulatory system and immune system, says researchers from Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center. These researchers speculate that watermelon rind might relax blood vessels and have a role in treating erectile dysfunction.
ACNE TREATMENT
Acne, especially when it occurs on your face, can be a humiliating medical condition, but using watermelon rind might help prevent breakouts. An article at the Compleat Mother website notes that eating watermelon is key for treating acne, but you can also rub watermelon rind on acne as a method of naturally clearing up your face or other areas affected.
Read more: [Link] With regard to the nutrition of watermelon rind, there are many benefits to eating it. It contains large amounts of citrulline, an amino acid that has many health benefits. Watermelon rind is also rich in vitamin C, beta carotene, and lycopene. The rind also contains smaller amounts of vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, and even Zinc. It is also known that the more yellow the inside of the watermelon flesh and rind are, the more nutritious it is. [Link]
Objectives:
To know how to make a candy To be resourceful on what ingredients we will use To make something new out of a discard part of a watermelon
Ingredients:
600 grams rind of 2270 grams of watermelon diced 475 ml of water 200 grams brown sugar 29 ml of lime juice 3 grams of table salt 4 grams of cinnamon powder
Comments and Suggestions
I suggest it is nicer if the melon was cut a little bit bigger that it was. But it taste good and creamy. Joseph Punzalan I suggest that it needs to be cooked longer along with the sugar, so that it will stick together wit the melon. Add more sugar. Rexs mother I suggest that different shapes of melon can be use to make it more unique and fancy. Rexs sister I suggest that it needs to achieve the typical hand candy like texture, but it taste good. Guane Salazar It taste good and creamy. Something new to my taste buds, and it is an innovative kind of candy. Keziah Sandi I think that they should add other flavours like vanilla etc.. I wanted to eat it all over again. But it taste good, and it is an innovative kind of candy. Maue Geneblaza and Aron Cano
6. Proponents Submitted to: Ms. RegineBalagtas
Submitted By: Camille Crisostomo Mia Abayon
Antonette Fernandez
Rex Diaz
Lancelot Tabafunda
Apollo Munar
