watermelon Trends

Highlights

Top 4 restaurant dishesSee More Most popular watermelon dishes in restaurants
#1WATERMELON
The Shed Restaurant (Huntington, New York)
@hcasillo

$12.00

#2LA SANDIA WATERMELON MARGARITA
Besito Mexican Restaurant - Huntington, Ny (Halesite, New York)
@eating_longisland

$12.00

#3MANGO STRAWBERRY WATERMELON MILK SHAVED ICE
Juice Box (Houston, Texas)
@theladypsyche

$3.99

#4HEIRLOOM TOMATOES WATERMELON
Astoria Cafe & Market (Cleveland, Ohio)
@dinedrinkcle

$11.00

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Top rising variationsSee More The fastest rising ingredients, flavors, drinks etc with watermelon
#1tacos
#2beer
#3cocktail
75.83%
#4margarita
66.61%
#5chicken
39.96%
#6ice cream
34.02%
#7grapes
32.02%
Restaurants Percentage of restaurants that serve watermelon

3.62%

5,457 of 150,634 Restaurants

Top dish:
Watermelon

Online Recipes Percentage of all online watermelon recipes

0.14%

2,700 of 1,917,867 Recipes

Top recipe:
Watermelon Peach Spritzer

Overview

watermelon Growth Over Time How watermelon has risen or fallen in popularity over the past year
Mar '18Apr '18May '18Jun '18Jul '18Aug '18Sep '18Oct '18Nov '18Dec '18Jan '19Feb '19Mar '1900.050.10.150.20.250.30.350.40.450.50.55
Year Over Year WATERMELON growth or decline vs one year ago
4.86%
Yearly Eating Frequency Average yearly consumption of watermelon per consumer
1.38
Share of Plate The percentage of the average American diet that watermelon represents
Eat in vs Eat out The popularity of watermelon at home vs at restaurants. The dashed black line represents the breakdown of the industry average
  • Eat In
  • Market Avg.
  • Eat Out
Restaurants Percentage of restaurants that serve watermelon

3.62%

5,457 of 150,634 Restaurants

Top dish:
Watermelon

Online Recipes Percentage of all online watermelon recipes

0.14%

2,700 of 1,917,867 Recipes

Top recipe:
Watermelon Peach Spritzer

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Innovation Analysis

The most popular ingredients, flavors, and variations for watermelon, as well as the food and beverage combinations trending and fading over the past year

perishables and prepared Trends Highlights the most popular perishables and prepared ingredients with watermelon, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1salad
59.45%
#2ice cream
37.25%
#3tacos
3.31%
Fastest Rising perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1tacos
#2ice cream
34.02%
Fastest Falling perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1salad
4.06%
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fruits Trends Highlights the most popular fruits ingredients with watermelon, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top fruits Ingredients
#1melon
62.59%
#2strawberries
24.07%
#3orange
5.37%
#4grapes
4.07%
#5bananas
3.89%
Fastest Rising fruits Ingredients
#1grapes
32.02%
Fastest Falling fruits Ingredients
#1bananas
22.64%
#2strawberries
15.82%
#3melon
13.36%
#4orange
0.62%
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beverages Trends Highlights the most popular beverages ingredients with watermelon, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top beverages Ingredients
#1juice
Fastest Falling beverages Ingredients
#1juice
20.58%
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alcohol Trends Highlights the most popular alcohol ingredients with watermelon, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top alcohol Ingredients
#1cocktail
47.75%
#2margarita
45.5%
#3beer
6.76%
Fastest Rising alcohol Ingredients
#1beer
#2cocktail
75.83%
#3margarita
66.61%
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spices and herbs Trends Highlights the most popular spices and herbs ingredients with watermelon, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top spices and herbs Ingredients
#1chocolate
Fastest Falling spices and herbs Ingredients
#1chocolate
22.88%
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meat Trends Highlights the most popular meat ingredients with watermelon, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top meat Ingredients
#1chicken
Fastest Rising meat Ingredients
#1chicken
39.96%
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Diets & Traits

Why people choose this dish, and how it performed in various popular diets over the past year

Top Motivators The leading reasons consumers choose watermelon compared to all other dishes
fitness
23.69%
weight loss
4.35%
clean eating
3.85%
Diets Over Time The dietary references with watermelon over time
Apr '18May '18Jun '18Jul '18Aug '18Sep '18Oct '18Nov '18Dec '18Jan '19Feb '19Mar '1901.252.53.7556.257.58.751011.2512.513.751516.2517.5
  • vegan
  • clean eating
  • vegetarian
  • gluten free
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Restaurant Analysis

A look at the most popular watermelon dishes served in restaurants, their price points, and popularity

Restaurant Penetration Percentage of restaurants that serve watermelon

3.62%

Cuisine Penetration The most popular restaurant cuisine to feature watermelon

american restaurant

34 %
watermelon Pricing Analysis Average price of watermelon across the variously priced restaurants, from cheapest to most expensive
$8.75$7.48$9.69$8.03$9.17AVG$$$$$$$$$$
Most Popular watermelon Dishes The most notable variations of watermelon served across the country
DISH NAMERESTAURANTCITYSTATE
#1 Watermelon The Shed RestaurantHuntingtonNew York
#2 La Sandia Watermelon Margarita Besito Mexican Restaurant - Huntington, NYHalesiteNew York
#3 Mango Strawberry Watermelon Milk Shaved Ice Juice BoxHoustonTexas
#4 Heirloom Tomatoes Watermelon Astoria Cafe & MarketClevelandOhio
#5 Heirloom Tomato Watermelon Salad SEAMORE'SNycNew York
#6 Heirloom Tomato Watermelon True Food KitchenSanta MonicaCalifornia
#7 Berry Watermelon Salad Beau's GrilleFairlawnOhio
#8 Watermelon Radish Seared Ahi Tuna Lemonade Yerba BuenaSfCalifornia
#9 Watermelon Lemonade East Hampton Sandwich Co.DallasTexas
#10 Watermelon Coach Farm Goat Cheese Salad Nougatine at Jean GeorgesNycNew York
Menu Items How many total instances of watermelon found in restaurants across the country
8,517
Dish Count Per Menu The average number of watermelon variations on a restaurant's menu
1.56
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Home Cooking

Highlighting the leading online watermelon recipes and their penetration

Recipe Count How many online recipes exist for watermelon
2,700
Used As Ingredient How many online recipes use watermelon as an ingredient
2,623
Top Online Recipes The most notable variations of watermelon recipes found online, and how they have performed over the past year
1

Watermelon Peach Spritzer from Whats Cooking Love?

2

Watermelon Ice Pops from Tastemade

3

Watermelon Lime Sorbet from Eat the Gains

4

Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles from One Lovely Life

5

Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles from Courtney's Sweets

6

Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad from Fork Knife Swoon

7

Strawberry Watermelon Juice Recipe | Raw Juice from Know Your Produce

8

Creamy Watermelon Coconut Milkshake from Cook Nourish Bliss

9

Watermelon Moscow Mule from Cooking With Curls

10

Watermelon Peach Smoothie from Seasonal Cravings

11

Watermelon Breeze from Flavorite

12

Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad from Fork Knife Swoon

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