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Re:California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal ... by hammock on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @05:12PM (#9306932)
Here it is for the foods mentioned in the article:

  Watermelon......... 8.2 cal/gal
  Almond............. 7.0
  Head of broccoli... 5.9
  Cantaloupe......... 3.7
  Corn cob........... 1.5
Source: USDA
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Re:California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal ... by kemiller on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @06:49PM (#9307523)
Do you really mean cal/gal? Corn has fewer calories per gallon of water than watermelon? It's not gal/cal?
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Re:California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal ... by acveilleux on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @11:04PM (#9308436)
Could just mean water melon soak up water very fast and are good at retaining it.
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Re:California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal ... by hammock on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @12:11PM (#9341802)
Refers to total water used in the cultivation of said product. Not water retained in the final product
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