Table 1

Feedstock watermelons employed and their respective juice compositions
Watermelon source
 Cultivar
 (Glucose)
(%, w/v)
 (Fructose)
(%, w/v)
 (Sucrose)
(%, w/v)
 (Amino N)
μmol/ml)
 (Citrulline)
μmol/ml)
2007 Hinton, OK, USA
 Crunchy Red
 1.4
 2.8
 3.0
 16.3
 6.3
2007 Terral, OK, USA
 Unknown
 2.0
 3.6
 2.0
 33.6
 15.4
2008 Louisiana, USA
 Summer Flavor 800
 1.9
 3.5
 2.8
 33.9
 12.6
2008 Lane, OK, USA
 Sangria
 1.9
 3.6
 2.8
 17.7
 5.8
2008 Lane, OK, USA
 Dixie Lee
 1.7
 3.1
 1.8
 19.9
 3.7

Fish et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2009 2:18   doi:10.1186/1754-6834-2-18