Cantaloupe harmful bacteria—in particular, "Salmonella"—it is recommended to wash and scrub a melon thoroughly before cutting and consumption. The fruit should be refrigerated after cutting it and consumed in less than three days to prevent risk of "Salmonella" or other bacterial pathogens. A moldy cantaloupe in a Peoria, Illinois market in 1943 was found to contain the highest yielding strain of mold for penicillin production, after a worldwide search. Raw cantaloupe is 90% water, 8% carbohydrates, 0.8% protein and 0.2% fat, providing and 2020 μg of the provitamin A orange carotenoid, beta-carotene per 100 grams. Fresh cantaloupe is a rich source
Cantaloupe Hotels beach resort and surf school in Midigama, Weligama. Cantaloupe Hotels Cantaloupe Hotels is the leisure arm of Cantaloupe and Company a luxury lifestyle brand in Sri Lanka that provides services in event management, jewellery and advertising. Cantaloupe Hotels currently owns and operates two hotels in the Southern Province of the country, Cantaloupe Levels and Cantaloupe Aqua. Cantaloupe Hotels commenced with the opening of Cantaloupe Aqua in Talpe, Unawatuna, in December 2010. Cantaloupe Hotels started its second hotel, Cantaloupe Levels in Galle, in 2013. The hotel opened in September 2014. In 2014, the group announced that they would be expanding with