![What Really Happens If You Eat Watermelon Seeds?](http://townsquare.media/site/39/files/2018/06/RS5190_160145128.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What Really Happens If You Eat Watermelon Seeds?
Watermelon is a summer essential. What happens if you eat the black or white watermelon seeds? Are you in danger?
Short Answer: No, you'll survive.
Long Explanation Answer: Fact- Swallowing a watermelon seed will not cause a watermelon to grow in your stomach. When you swallow watermelon seeds raw, they move through your digestive tract without being digested. That's it.
According to Spoon University, you can actually prepare watermelon seeds correctly to eat because they are full of many health benefits. These seeds are packed with protein, vitamins, and minerals.
About 1/8 of a cup of watermelon seeds contains 10 grams of protein. In order to experience the full nutritional benefits of watermelon seeds, there is a little bit of labor required, as they need to be sprouted, shelled, and dried."
So remember, watermelon seeds completely safe to swallow, and they actually have many health benefits. If you eat them raw, you will miss out on all of these benefits.
BONUS VIDEO
More From 96.9 WOUR
![Heat Advisory Issued for CNY, Heat Index Could Reach 110 Degrees](http://townsquare.media/site/40/files/2018/06/RS15797_540761642.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Utica Police Investigating Bleecker Street Homicide [UPDATE]](http://townsquare.media/site/41/files/2017/08/IMG_5377-e1526555413679.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Why Giant Hogweed Is Called ‘The Horror’ Plant In Central New York](http://townsquare.media/site/42/files/2018/06/Capture16.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Harlan Ellison, Award-Winning Science-Fiction Author, Dies at 84](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/06/GettyImages-901984840.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘What We Do In the Shadows’ TV Spinoff ‘Wellington Paranormal’ Gets First Trailer](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/06/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-waititi-cops.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Indiana Jones 5‘ Has a New Writer](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/03/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![It’s Time to Stop Bashing ‘Mission: Impossible II,’ An Underrated Action Movie](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/06/mission-impossible-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Disenchantment’ Trailer Teases ‘Simpsons’ Creator’s New Animated Netflix Series](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/06/Disenchantment.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Get Ready for Some Spooky Fun with ‘Fright Fest’ Coming to Darien Lake Theme Park](http://townsquare.media/site/40/files/2018/06/32247253_1868178293232224_9086596462556479488_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)