Water melon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.)] belongs to family Cucurbitaceae and origin Africa. The fruits contain 95% water, 0.2% protein, 0.3% minerals and 3.3% CHO per 100g fresh weight. It is also a rich source of iron. The seed kernels are also used in various sweets and other delicious. The unripe fruits are also cooked as a vegetable in some parts of India. The sweet, juicy pulp of the ripe fruit is eaten fresh throughout the tropics and subtropical regions. The fruit has cooling effect and is used as an expectorant, diuretic and stomachic and is allaying thirst. It is a common man?s fruit relished by both rich and poor alike.