Nutrition · D006

Bitter gourd, jagged, smooth ridges, elongate

Momordica charantia

Other Vegetables

All values are per 100 g of edible portion.

At a glance

Energy	81 kJ
Moisture	91.2 g
Ash	880 mg
Vitamins	55.3 mg
Total Fat	0.26 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Dietary Fiber	3.72 g
Carbohydrate	2.29 g
Protein	1.61 g
Carotenoids	0.481 mg
Polyphenols	53 mg
Phytosterols	14.1 mg
Tocopherols	40 ug
Tocotrienols	190 ug
Organic acids	120 mg
Phytate	12.7 mg
Saponins	0 g

Full composition

Ash 25

Essential Quantity Minerals	463 mg
Calcium (Ca)	17.6 mg
Magnesium (Mg)	33.3 mg
Phosphorus (P)	44.8 mg
Potassium (K)	356 mg
Sodium (Na)	11.2 mg
Essential Trace Minerals	2.39 mg
Arsenic (As)	0 ug
Chromium (Cr)	13 ug
Cobalt (Co)	7 ug
Copper (Cu)	100 ug
Iron (Fe)	1.28 mg
Manganese (Mn)	500 ug
Molybdenum (Mo)	3 ug
Nickel (Ni)	47 ug
Selenium (Se)	5.22 ug
Zinc (Zn)	430 ug
Possibly essential Trace Minerals	2 ug
Lithium (Li)	2 ug
Non-essential Trace Minerals	401 ug
Aluminium (Al)	400 ug
Cadmium (Cd)	0 ug
Lead (Pb)	1 ug
Toxic Minerals	0 ng
Mercury (Hg)	0 ng

Vitamins 20

Vitamin A	130 ug
Retinol	0 ug
β-Carotene equivalents	130 ug
Vitamin B	0.797 mg
Thiamine (B1)	60 ug
Riboflavin (B2)	40 ug
Niacin (B3)	0.3 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	280 ug
Total B6	0.05 mg
Biotin (B7)	6.85 ug
Folates (B9)	60 ug
Ascorbic acids (C)	54.3 mg
Vitamin D	1.83 ug
Ergocalciferol (D2)	1.83 ug
Cholecalciferol (D3)	0 ng
25-OH-D3	0 ng
α-Tocopherol equivalent (E)	30 ug
Vitamin K	4.7 ug
Phylloquinones (K1)	4.7 ug
Menaquinones (K2)	0 ug

Total Fat 62

Saturated Fatty acids	0.142 g
Butyric acid (C4:0)	0 mg
Caproic acid (C6:0)	0 mg
Caprylic acid (C8:0)	0 g
Capric acid (C10:0)	0 mg
Undecanoic acid (C11:0)	0 ug
Lauric acid (C12:0)	0 mg
Myristic acid (C14:0)	4.25 mg
Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0)	0 mg
Palmitic acid (C16:0)	86.8 mg
Stearic acid (C18:0)	40.3 mg
Arachidic acid (C20:0)	3.16 mg
Behenic acid (C22:0)	3.47 mg
Lignoceric acid (C24:0)	4.14 mg
Unsaturated Fatty acids	0.066 g
Monounsaturated Fatty acids	0.007 g
Myristoleic acid (C14:1)	0 mg
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)	1.05 mg
Oleic acid (C18:1n9)	0.004 g
Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t)	0 g
Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9)	0 mg
Erucic acid (C22:1n9)	0 g
Nervonic acid (C24:1n9)	1.68 mg
Polyunsaturated Fatty acids	0.059 g
Linoleic acid (C18:2n6)	0.023 g
Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2)	0 mg
Docosadienoic acid (C22:2)	0 mg
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3)	36.5 mg
Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n6)	0 mg
Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6)	0 mg
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)	0 mg
Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3)	0 mg
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)	0 mg
Essential Fatty acids	0.059 g
Linoleic acid (C18:2n6)	0.023 g
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3)	36.5 mg
Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6)	0 mg
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)	0 mg
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)	0 mg
Cis Fatty acids	0.066 g
Cis ω-3 Fatty acids	36.5 mg
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3n3)	36.5 mg
Eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3)	0 mg
Docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n3)	0 mg
Docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n3)	0 mg
Cis ω-6 Fatty acids	0.023 g
Linoleic acid (C18:2n6)	0.023 g
Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2)	0 mg
Docosadienoic acid (C22:2)	0 mg
Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n6)	0 mg
Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6)	0 mg
Cis ω-9 Fatty acids	0.006 g
Oleic acid (C18:1n9)	0.004 g
Eicosenoic acid (C20:1n9)	0 mg
Erucic acid (C22:1n9)	0 g
Nervonic acid (C24:1n9)	1.68 mg
Cis ω-5 Fatty acids	0 mg
Myristoleic acid (C14:1)	0 mg
Cis ω-7 Fatty acids	1.05 mg
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)	1.05 mg
Trans Fatty acids	0 g
Elaidic acid (C18:1n9t)	0 g

Dietary Fiber 2

Insoluble Dietary Fiber	3.05 g
Soluble Dietary Fiber	0.67 g

Carbohydrate 13

Available CHO	0.95 g
Starch	0.87 g
Oligosaccharides	0 mg
Raffinose	0 mg
Stachyose	0 mg
Verbascose	0 mg
Ajugose	0 mg
Free Sugars	0.08 g
Fructose	0.08 g
Glucose	0 mg
Sucrose	0 g
Maltose	0 mg
Lactose	0 g

Protein 22

Amino acids	1.53 g
Essential Amino acids	0.639 g
Histidine	59.7 mg
Isoleucine	78.1 mg
Leucine	119 mg
Lysine	104 mg
Methionine	26.1 mg
Phenylalanine	48 mg
Threonine	74.2 mg
Tryptophan	21.3 mg
Valine	109 mg
Conditionally essential Amino acids	0.456 g
Cysteine	13.7 mg
Arginine	206 mg
Glycine	86 mg
Proline	75 mg
Tyrosine	75.3 mg
Non-essential Amino acids	0.439 g
Alanine	90.8 mg
Aspartic acid	134 mg
Glutamic acid	143 mg
Serine	71 mg

Carotenoids 9

Carotenes	130 ug
Lycopene	0 ug
γ-Carotene	0 ug
α-Carotene	0 ug
β-Carotene	130 ug
Xanthophylls	320 ug
Lutein	313 ug
Zeaxanthin	7.2 ug
β-Cryptoxanthin	0 ug

Polyphenols 37

3,4-Dihydroxy Benzoic acid	0 ug
3-Hydroxy Benzaldehyde	0 ug
Protocatechuic acid	0 ug
Vanillic acid	0 ug
Gallic acid	0.08 mg
Cinnamic acid	1,640 ug
o-Coumaric acid	0 ug
p-Coumaric acid	0 ug
Caffeic acid	50 ug
Chlorogenic acid	0 mg
Ferulic acid	0 ug
Apigenin	0 mg
Apigenin-6-C-gluoside	0 ug
Apigenin-7-O-neohesperidoside	0 mg
Luteolin	0 ug
Kaempferol	0 mg
Quercetin	0 mg
Quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside	0 mg
Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside	0 mg
Quercetin-3-β-galactoside	0 mg
Isorhamnetin	0 mg
Myricetin	0 mg
Resvertrol	0 ug
Hesperetin	0 mg
Naringenin	0 mg
Hesperdin	0 mg
Daidzein	0 mg
Genistein	0 mg
(-)-Epicatechin	0 mg
(-)-Epigallo catechin	0 ug
(-)-Epigallo catechin 3-gallate	0 ug
(+)-Catechin	0 mg
(-)-Gallocatechin gallate	0 ug
(-)-Gallocatechin	0 ug
Syringic acid	0 mg
Sinapinic acid	0 mg
Ellagic acid	0 mg

Phytosterols 3

Campesterol	0.43 mg
Stigmasterol	1.39 mg
β-Sitosterol	12.2 mg

Tocopherols 4

α-Tocopherol	10 ug
β-Tocopherol	30 ug
γ-Tocopherol	0 ug
δ-Tocopherol	0 ug

Tocotrienols 4

α-Tocotrienol	0 ug
β-Tocotrienol	90 ug
γ-Tocotrienol	0 ug
δ-Tocotrienol	100 ug

Organic acids 10

Oxalates	43.4 mg
Soluble Oxalate	15.3 mg
Insoluble Oxalate	28 mg
Cis-Aconitic acid	0 mg
Citric acid	65.7 mg
Fumaric acid	1.42 mg
Malic acid	0 mg
Quinic acid	0 mg
Succinic acid	9.15 mg
Tartaric acid	0 mg

Source: the network's food-composition dataset (IFCT-style laboratory values). Composition varies with variety, season and preparation — use these as reference values, not a label.