Individual Concerns

Watermelon is not a commonly allergenic food, is not known to contain measurable amounts of oxalates or purines and is also not included in the Environmental Working Groupands 2012 report andShopperands Guide to Pesticidesand as one of the 12 foods most frequently containing pesticide residues. During the past decade, non-organic watermelons grown in part of China became the topic of widespread controversy in the popular press following the use of a synthetic growth stimulator called forchlorfenuron in their cultivation.and