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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Benincasa hispida (Cucurbitaceae)

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Common name(s)
Waxgourd
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 130.0 6750.0 0.14 *
0 ASH Fruit 3000.0 76925.0 0.52 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 0.0 2.5 -0.15 *
28 CALCIUM Fruit 170.0 4870.0 0.23 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 29000.0 825000.0 0.23 *
0 FAT Fruit 1000.0 51280.0 -0.25 *
15 FIBER Fruit 5000.0 200000.0 0.55 *
6 IRON Fruit 4.0 125.0 -0.03 *
0 ISOMULTIFLORENYL-ACETATE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 KILOCALORIES Fruit 130.0 3335.0 -0.49 *
27 LINOLEIC-ACID Fruit 870.0 22305.0 -0.04 *
4 LYSINE Fruit 90.0 2305.0 -0.47 *
65 MAGNESIUM Fruit 190.0 4870.0 1.27 *
15 METHIONINE Fruit 30.0 770.0 -0.23 *
13 MUFA Fruit 370.0 9485.0 -0.12 *
39 NIACIN Fruit 2.0 102.0 0.55 *
18 OLEIC-ACID Fruit 370.0 9485.0 -0.41 *
9 OXALIC-ACID Fruit -- 34.0 -0.30 *
13 PALMITIC-ACID Fruit 110.0 2820.0 -0.32 *
4 PHOSPHORUS Fruit 70.0 4870.0 0.50 *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.