Sugar Candy Melon

Candy Melon

Candy Melon is a sweet orange-flesh melon from Australia, known for its smooth yellow skin, juicy bite and refreshing candy-like sweetness. It is suitable for customers looking for cantaloupe melon, orange melon, yellow candy melon and Candy melons for fresh eating, chilled fruit platters and desserts.

This melon has vibrant orange flesh similar to cantaloupe melon, but with a smooth, juicy and crisp bite depending on ripeness. When fully ripe, Candy Melon is sweet, fragrant and refreshing, making it enjoyable as a chilled snack or easy sharing fruit.

The yellow outer skin and orange flesh make it visually attractive for fruit platters, office fruit cuts, family desserts and simple kitchen use. Candy Melon is best served cold after ripening, especially in Singapore’s warm weather.

Origin: Australia. Product photos are for reference only. Please contact SKC Fruits if you need to confirm the latest batch, origin, size, weight, ripeness, sweetness, flesh colour, skin colour, packaging or stock before ordering.

Fruit size, weight, skin colour, flesh colour, sweetness, aroma, firmness, juiciness, ripeness, packaging and availability may vary by batch.

Candy Melon Quick Facts

Taste and Texture

Candy Melon has a sweet, juicy and refreshing taste with a pleasant melon aroma. The orange flesh gives it a cantaloupe melon-style appearance, while the eating texture can be crisp, smooth and juicy depending on ripeness.

When fully ripe, Candy Melon should taste naturally sweet and fragrant. Serve it chilled for the best texture and refreshment.

• Fresh Candy Melon from Australia
• Also searched as yellow candy melon and orange melon
• Orange flesh similar to cantaloupe melon
• Sweet, juicy and refreshing when ripe
• Good for chilled slices, fruit platters and desserts
• Suitable for everyday fruit sharing and simple serving

What is Candy Melon?

Candy Melon is a sweet orange-flesh melon with a smooth yellow skin and a refreshing juicy texture. It is commonly enjoyed fresh and chilled, similar to cantaloupe melon or rockmelon.

The name Candy Melon comes from its sweet eating profile. It is not a confectionery candy product; it is a fresh melon with natural fruit sweetness.

In Singapore, customers may search for this fruit as cantaloupe melon, orange melon, yellow candy melon, Sugar Candy Melon or Candy melons.

Candy Melon and Cantaloupe Melon

Candy Melon has orange flesh that may remind customers of cantaloupe melon or rockmelon. It can be used in similar ways, such as chilled melon slices, fruit platters, smoothies, yoghurt bowls and dessert plates.

Depending on the batch, Candy Melon may have a smoother yellow skin compared with some netted rockmelon varieties. The flesh is orange, juicy and sweet when ripe.

How to Choose a Ripe Candy Melon

Choose a melon that feels heavy for its size and has a fresh, sweet melon aroma. The skin should look clean and firm, without mould, leaking juice or deep soft spots.

If the melon is still firm, allow it to ripen at room temperature away from direct sunlight. When ripe, the melon should feel slightly softer at the base and smell pleasantly fragrant.

• Choose fruit that feels heavy for its size
• Look for clean yellow to yellow-green skin
• Check for a fresh sweet melon aroma
• The base may give slightly when ripe
• Avoid mould, leaking juice or sour smell
• Avoid deep bruises or collapsed soft spots

How to Cut and Serve Candy Melon

Wash the melon skin under clean running water before cutting. Use a clean knife and chopping board, then cut the melon into halves, scoop out the seeds and slice the flesh into wedges, cubes or melon balls.

Candy Melon is best served chilled. Keep cut melon covered in the refrigerator to reduce drying and preserve its fresh texture.

• Wash before cutting
• Cut the melon in half
• Scoop out the seeds
• Slice into wedges, cubes or melon balls
• Serve chilled for best sweetness
• Store cut melon covered in the refrigerator

Serving Ideas

Candy Melon is easy to serve fresh and works well in both everyday and premium fruit settings. Its orange flesh adds colour to fruit platters and dessert bowls.

• Fresh chilled Candy Melon wedges
• Melon cubes for fruit platters
• Melon and yoghurt bowl
• Melon smoothies
• Melon dessert cups
• Fruit salad with grapes, kiwi and berries
• Melon with lime juice
• Melon sorbet or shaved ice topping
• Melon with savoury cured-meat style pairings
• Orange melon cubes for office fruit sharing

Candy Melon Nutrition Overview

Candy Melon can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet. Like cantaloupe melon and other orange-flesh melons, it naturally contains water, carbohydrates, small amounts of fibre, vitamin C, potassium and orange plant pigments such as beta-carotene. Nutrition values vary by variety, ripeness, sweetness and serving size.

This is a general guide for fresh raw orange-flesh melon. Customers tracking calories, sugar or carbohydrates closely should weigh the edible portion because melon size and sweetness vary by batch.

Candy Melon is fresh fruit and is not a medical treatment. Customers with special dietary needs should follow their own nutrition requirements or professional dietary advice.

Storage and Handling Guide

Keep firm Candy Melon at room temperature away from direct sunlight until it ripens. Once ripe, refrigerate the melon and serve chilled.

After cutting, store melon pieces in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Keep cut melon covered to reduce drying and to prevent it from absorbing fridge odours. Consume soon for best sweetness, aroma and texture.

• Keep firm melon at room temperature until ripe
• Store away from direct sunlight and heat
• Refrigerate once ripe
• Wash the skin before cutting
• Store cut melon in an airtight container
• Keep cut melon chilled
• Consume cut melon soon for best quality
• Discard if it smells sour, turns slimy or develops mould

Product Notes

This product is sold as Candy Melon from Australia. It may also be recognised as Sugar Candy Melon, Orange Candy Melon, Yellow Candy Melon, Australian Candy Melon, cantaloupe melon, orange melon, orange-flesh melon, rockmelon, sweet melon, Cucumis melo, 糖果蜜瓜, 糖果甜瓜, 橙肉蜜瓜, 橙肉甜瓜, 澳洲蜜瓜, 甜瓜 or 哈密瓜.

Origin: Australia. Fruit size, weight, skin colour, flesh colour, sweetness, aroma, firmness, juiciness, ripeness, packaging and availability may vary by batch. Product photos are for reference only.

This listing is for fresh whole Candy Melon. It is not candy, confectionery, pre-cut melon, frozen melon, melon juice, melon syrup, melon powder or a melon plant unless stated in the current product option.

Why Buy Candy Melon from SKC Fruits

SKC Fruits offers fresh imported melons for Singapore homes, offices and fruit-sharing occasions. Candy Melon is suitable for shoppers looking for cantaloupe melon, orange melon, yellow candy melon and Candy melons with sweet orange flesh.

• Fresh Candy Melon from Australia
• Sweet orange flesh with juicy texture
• Suitable for chilled slices and fruit platters
• Good alternative for customers who enjoy cantaloupe melon
• Easy to serve for home, office and desserts
• Clear storage and nutrition guidance included
• Convenient fresh fruit delivery in Singapore from SKC Fruits