Nutritional and Medicinal Potential of Bottle Gourd (Lageneria siceraria): A Mini Review | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Botany | ||
| Article 1, Volume 62, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 1-10 PDF (1.16 M) | ||
| Document Type: Mini Review | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejbo.2021.86450.1738 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohd D. Ahmad1; Imran Ahmad2; Ghadir El-Chaghaby* 3; Sayed Rashad3 | ||
| 1Department of post-harvest Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India | ||
| 2Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia | ||
| 3Regional Center for Food and Feed, agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| BOTTLE Gourd (Lageneria siceraria) has prevalent use as a vegetable in different parts of the world. It is an extremely advantageous resource because it comprises lots of nutritional properties required for nourishment and necessary for health. Approximately, it contains: (moisture, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre, ash, and energy of 94.5±0. 06; 1.2±0.06; 0.2±0.02; 3.75±0.03; 0.7±0.01; 0.5±0.01; 15±0.12 %), respectively. In addition, bottle gourd is rich in minerals like calcium, phosphorous and also have a good source of dietary fibres. Recently, the attention on bottle gourd has been increasing as a nutritional element/health supplement in the diet due its function in the prevention and control of the diseases like indigestion, ulcers, stress, depression, and premature greying of hairs. In spite of this, bottle gourd also acts as a remedy for diseases like insanity, epilepsy, and nervous disorders and the fibres present in it are helpful in reduction of coronary heart diseases and diabetic occurrence. It contains high choline levels, metabolic/metabolites precursors desirable for the functions of the brain, as well as amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that help in synthesising neurotransmitters. In this review, an insight is presented on the effective properties, health-related, and other significance of bottle gourd in various food products as well as in pharmacological products. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bottle Gourd; Medicine; Nutrition; Processing | ||
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