pound.
That’s a massive difference.
Now, to be fair, the whole watermelon includes the rind, which you don’t eat.
So it’s not a perfect apples-to-apples comparison.
The pre-cut container is all edible fruit, while the whole watermelon includes the part you throw away.
But even after accounting for that, the whole watermelon can still provide substantially more fruit for the money.
And that’s what surprised me.
I knew pre-cut fruit was more expensive.
I just didn’t realize how dramatic the difference could look when you bought both versions at the