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Chayote Medicinal benefits And Its Facts
Most of the medicines that human beings consume in the world have extracts of plants and the researchers have estimated that more than 70000 plant species are utilized for medicines.
It is also funny to note that the researchers and scientist have explored only one percent of rainforest have been studied for medicinal potential.
It is imperative to note that even many fried items and fast foods have good vegetables.This topic will deal with an edible plant named Chayote. The botanical name of this plant is Sechium edule.
This plant comes under gourd family Cucurbitaceae. The other common names of this plant are choko, christophene, cho-cho, cidra, sayote, guatila, centinarja, sousou, chow-chow, chuchu, pimpinela, tayota and various other names.
Nutrients | Amount Value | % DV of RDA |
---|---|---|
Energy | 19 Kcal | <1% |
Carbohydrates | 4.51 g | 3.50% |
Protein | 0.82 g | 1.50% |
Total Fat | 0.13 g | <1% |
Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
Dietary Fiber | 1.7 g | 4.50% |
Vitamins | ||
Folates | 93 µg | 23% |
Niacin | 0.470 mg | 3% |
Pantothenic acid | 0.249 mg | 5% |
Pyridoxine | 0.076 mg | 6% |
Riboflavin | 0.029 mg | 2% |
Thiamin | 0.025 mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 0 IU | 0% |
Vitamin C | 7.7 mg | 13% |
Vitamin E | 0.12 mg | <1% |
Vitamin K | 4.1 µg | 4% |
Electrolytes | ||
Sodium | 2 mg | <1% |
Potassium | 125 mg | 2.50% |
Minerals | ||
Calcium | 17 mg | 1.70% |
Iron | 0.34 mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 12 mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.189 mg | 8% |
Phosphorus | 18 mg | 2.50% |
Selenium | 0.2 µg | <1% |
Zinc | 0.74 mg | 7% |
Phyto-nutrients | ||
Carotene-ß | 0 µg | — |
Crypto- xanthin-ß | 0 µg | — |
Lutein- zeaxanthin | 0 µg | — |
Many Indian states use chow-chow in variety of dishes. It is famous in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu where they use it in ‘sambar‘,”kootu”, “poriyal”, “thuvayal”, “chutney” and “mor-kulambu”. In Brazil and other South American countries it is used in salads, soups and souffles.