The water absorption capacity (WAC) and oil absorption capacity (OAC) of sharlyn melon peels were higher than those of watermelon rinds being 7.7and 7.13 (g water/g) and 2.24 and 1.65 (g oil/g), respectively, indicating that the higher crude fiber in sharlyn melon peels hold more water and oil compared to watermelon rinds. While, watermelon rinds significantly greater free radical scavenging activity expressed as DPPH% and β-carotene (39.7% and 96.44%, respectively) compared to sharlyn melon peels. It could be observed that the watermelon rinds is more effective as an antioxidant than sharlyn melon peels. These data are in agreement with that obtained by Matook and Hashinaga (2005) and Magda et al. (2008).