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Watermelon

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Watermelon — what it looks like

Watermelon is about 92% water, so it rehydrates you while you eat.

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Gram for gram it beats a fresh tomato as a source of lycopene (the red pigment in tomatoes).

The flesh and the pale rind both contain L-citrulline, which the body turns into arginine and then nitric oxide.

It's sweet. A wedge is a serving. Half a melon isn't.