Smashingly, you might say.
âIâm definitely impressed by its health benefits,â said Tim Allerton, a postdoctoral researcher at Louisiana State Universityâs Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.
Fruit is always part of a healthy diet. But watermelonâs combination of nutrients makes it special, Allerton said.
Itâs a rich source of minerals such as potassium and magnesium. Itâs also a good source of vitamins C and A (plus beta carotene, which helps produce vitamin A), and it has fair amounts of vitamins B1, B5 and B6. You get all of that for only 46.5 calories per cup.