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    How much water is there in a watermelon?

    Question #67713. Asked by koban.

    zbeckabee

    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.

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

    Jul 01 06, 10:46 AM
    robboy

    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.
    http://darwin.nmsu.edu/~molbio/plant/watermelon.html

    Jul 01 06, 2:44 PM
    yumchicken

    Here is an answer.
    http://www.watermelon.org/kids_facts.asp


    The watermelon should be heavy for it's size. Watermelon is 92% water, most of the weight is water.

    [Edited to pull "the answer" from the website - McG]

    Jul 01 06, 3:05 PM
    yumchicken

    Here is another answer.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon


    Watermelon is 92 percent water by weight, the highest percentage of any fruit.

    [Ditto. -McG]

    Jul 01 06, 3:06 PM
    SOTHC

    If it is 92% water does that meam it is only 8% melon?

    Jul 03 06, 7:32 AM
    Baloo55th

    just be thankful they don't do what they do with the bacon and have 'added water'....

    Jul 03 06, 5:38 PM

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