Kim Jaejoong's recommendation of raw watermelon skin...This is rich. It's good for kidney health
Jul 27, 2025
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In the broadcast on this day, Kim Jae-joong strongly recommended watermelon peel side dishes with a crisp texture, saying they are more delicious than cucumbers and pumpkins.
Watermelon shells are made of herbs or cold vegetables, eaten as a side dish, dried, and soaked in water to be used for cooking. It is characterized by a cool and light taste like cucumbers.
In particular, it is effective for people with poor kidney function or frequent swelling of the body, so they have been made with pickles, pickled sugar, and watermelon peel tea using watermelon shells for a long time in China.
There are many citrulline components in watermelon shells.
Citrulin, an amino acid in watermelon shells, is an intermediate metabolite in the urea metabolism process, promotes diuretic action by helping to synthesize urea in the body, and is known to be effective in edema, kidney inflammation, urethritis, urethritis, high blood pressure, inflammation, and high fever. Citrulin is digested in the body, turning into arginine and increasing nitric oxide, helping relax blood vessels. Studies have also shown that it is effective for diabetes.
In addition, watermelon shells also contain vitamin C, dietary fiber, potassium, and vitamin A. It is also effective for dieting because it is low in calories and high in moisture.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
