Kalahari Melon - 30 Seeds - Citrullus

 The Kalahari melon is considered the original wild watermelon and the evolutionary ancestor of the common watermelon, distinguishable by its smaller size, pale yellow flesh and bitter taste.

The Kalahari melon fruit is round (growing wild) or oval (cultivated) and is light green with darker green mottled stripes. The seeds produce a rich yellow oil, used in cosmetics to promote hair growth, as well as an ingredient in soap. Grounded Kalahari melon seeds are employed as an exfoliant.

Kalahari melon fruit is used by the San (Bushmen) people as a source of water, as well as a moisturiser and sunscreen. It is eaten by livestock and game. As a human food source, the seeds are high in protein (35%) and can be roasted, eaten or ground up as a porridge.

Kalahari melon seed oil is cold pressed and filtered from the seeds of the melon. This melon is native to the Kalahari Desert, which stretches across Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. During dry periods, the melon becomes an important source of food and especially water.