Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 14.6
Nutritional Composition of Cucurbits (Amounts per 100 g Fresh Product).
Water
(%)
Energy
(kcal)
Protein
(g)
Fat
(g)
Carbohydrate
(g)
Fiber
(g)
Ca
(mg)
P
(mg)
Fe
(mg)
Na
(mg)
K
(mg)
Vitamin A
(IU)
Thiamin
(mg)
Riboflavin
(mg)
Niacin
(mg)
Ascorbic
Acid (mg)
Vitamin B
6
(mg)
Cucurbit
Bitter melon
94
17
1.0
0.2
3.7
1.4
19
31
0.4
5
296
380
0.04
0.04
0.40
84.0
—
Chayote
93
24
0.9
0.3
5.4
0.7
19
26
0.4
4
150
56
0.03
0.04
0.50
11.0
—
Cucumber
96
13
0.5
0.1
2.9
0.6
14
17
0.3
2
149
45
0.03
0.02
0.30
4.7
0.05
Melon, casaba
92
26
0.9
0.1
6.2
0.5
5
7
0.4
12
210
30
0.06
0.02
0.40
16.0
—
Melon, honeydew
90
35
0.5
0.1
9.2
0.6
6
10
0.1
10
271
40
0.08
0.02
0.60
24.8
0.06
Melon, netted
90
35
0.9
0.3
8.4
0.4
11
17
0.2
9
309
3224
0.04
0.02
0.57
42.2
0.12
Pumpkin
92
26
1.0
0.1
6.5
1.1
21
44
0.8
1
340
1600
0.05
0.11
0.60
9.0
—
Pumpkin flowers
95
15
1.0
0.1
3.3
—
39
49
0.7
5
173
1947
0.04
0.08
0.69
—
—
Pumpkin leaves
93
19
3.2
0.4
2.3
—
39
104
2.2
11
436
1942
0.09
0.13
0.92
11.0
0.21
Pumpkin seeds
1
7
541
24.5
45.9
17.8
3.9
43
807
15.0
18
535
380
0.21
0.32
1.75
—
0.22
Squash, acorn
88
40
0.8
0.1
10.4
1.5
33
36
0.7
3
347
340
0.14
0.01
0.70
—
0.15
Squash, butternut
86
45
1.0
0.1
11.7
1.4
48
33
0.7
4
352
7800
0.10
0.02
1.20
21.0
0.15
Squash, hubbard
88
40
2.0
0.5
8.7
1.4
14
21
0.4
7
320
5400
0.07
0.04
0.50
11.0
0.15
Squash, scallop
94
18
1.2
0.2
3.8
0.6
19
36
0.4
1
182
110
0.07
0.03
0.60
18.0
0.11
Squash, summer
94
20
1.2
0.2
4.4
0.6
20
35
0.5
2
195
196
0.06
0.04
0.55
14.8
0.11
Squash, winter
89
37
1.5
0.2
8.8
1.4
31
32
0.6
4
350
4060
0.10
0.03
0.80
12.3
0.08
Squash, zucchini
96
14
1.2
0.1
2.9
0.5
15
32
0.4
3
248
340
0.07
0.03
0.40
9.0
0.09
Watermelon
93
26
05
0.2
6.4
—
7
10
0.5
1
100
590
0.03
0.03
0.20
7
—
Watermelon seeds
1
5
557
28.3
47.4
15.3
—
54
755
7.3
99
648
0
0.19
0.15
3.6
—
0.09
Wax gourd
96
13
0.4
0.2
3.0
0.5
19
19
0.4
111
6
0
0.04
0.11
0.40
13.0
—
1
Dried.
Source: US Department of Agriculture (2002), http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500.
