A phrase like “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away” makes us focus on common fruits like apple, orange or banana that we forget nutritious fruits like cantaloupe. Cantaloupe is also known as mush melon, rock melon and spanspek. It originates from India and Africa. It is very surprising to know that the Center for Science ranked cantaloupe on the top for its nutritional value. Makes you wonder where the expression “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” originates from because the apple didn’t even rank second. Cantaloupe was followed closely by watermelon and then oranges.  (more…)