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 strike of 1928 Imperial County. About twenty thousand people, one-third of the county’s total population, were persons of Mexican descent”. The Mexican immigrants were integrating themselves into American society and many people in the United States harbored hostilities towards them for just that fact alone. Cantaloupe pickers had three main demands for their employers: “better housing conditions, safeguards against defaulting contractors, and proper insurance under the Workmen’s Compensation Act”. The major issue was defaulting contractors because the workers were losing their wages. Growers would retain 20 to 25 percent of the workers’ wages, then give the wages to a contractor to hold in